Heston Blumenthal: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Heston Blumenthal

English chef

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When we bought the contaminated oysters and I made the decision to close the Fat Duck, not knowing if I would ever open again.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2011 source ↗

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Trusting someone that was a fake.

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Not getting a part in the school play.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2009 source ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

Merging my company with BHS – it was a great mistake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗

Ashley Walters British actor and rapper

Not being part of the Transformers franchise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Professionally, it has to be when I got my third star.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2011 source ↗

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