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

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

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Ally McCoist said elsewhere, not written here

A holiday in New York for my son Arran’s 18th.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

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Harriet Walter English actress

I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

Philippa Dunne

A wedding ring.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗

Frank Cottrell-Boyce British screenwriter, novelist and actor

I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Olivia de Havilland Film actress; twice winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress

Champagne.

Recorded Vanity Fair, 7 February 2005 source ↗