Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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Three mature palm trees. We restored a property in Italy that had been derelict and I needed to make it look established as quickly as I could.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗

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Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer
A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
My electric car: it’s a hybrid Cadillac.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗
Cat Deeley English television presenter
Art. I recently bought a Sean Scully painting, I have a Damien Hirst, a Tracey Emin, a Polly Morgan snake and a couple of Jonathan Yeos.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

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