By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Kind, fun and that I cared.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
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Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
Lil Nas X
American rapper
Whichever way people perceive me, but hopefully something good-leaning or neutral.
As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
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View profile →I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
On my wedding day in Oxfordshire, six years ago.
Being a decent person.
An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
Scraping plates in a fish and chip cafe in Whitby.
I’d change my mindset and not be so hard on myself, and impart the knowledge that other people’s intentions aren’t always as well-meaning as my own.
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