Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
I don’t think I’d change anything: the bad forms you more than the good.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What keeps you awake at night?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Nothing. Everything happens for a reason.
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Judith Kerr
British writer and illustrator
Nothing, really, because it was all interesting.
Emma Barnett
British broadcaster and journalist
Not being able to have a baby for two and a half years. Lots of people say it made me a better person; I think it made me worse. You go to a very dark place with your friends because they are having kids, and you want to be happy for them but you’re not.
Patricia Hodge
English actress
Not applying myself enough at school.
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Being able to drive.
A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.
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