Jaime Winstone: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Jaime Winstone

English actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

England losing the World Cup.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter

I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

Martin Freeman English actor

“I don’t love you.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗

Kwame Kwei-Armah Actor and playwright

When I realised I wasn’t going to make it as a singer-songwriter when I was about 25.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 October 2018 source ↗

Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer

My A-level results - I got two Cs and an A. I had applied to do philosophy at Cambridge, and thought my life was over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

At work, doing what I do best.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

My Nanny Frances, my mum's mum.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

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