Phoebe Dynevor: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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

The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.

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Phoebe Dynevor

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I wish I could be more patient. I always want things to get done or happen now.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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Any type of indecision.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2009 source ↗

Scott Mills English radio DJ and television presenter

Still biting my nails.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗

Flirting with danger.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2013 source ↗

Hugh Grant Actor

I am unable to use scissors.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2024 source ↗

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

That everything happens for a reason.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Every time I go on a plane I feel awful about it. So for me, and everyone in the world, being able to board an electric plane would be really cool.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

When you’re younger you confuse love with chaos and passion and, as I’ve gotten older, I realise that love is the opposite: it’s peace and it feels safe, like home.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Silly, loving and, as an Aries, passionate.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

So many things. Every headline in the newspaper, global warming … the list goes on.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

When I was 17, my friends and I threw a fashion show for a breast cancer charity. Breast cancer is something my mum went through when I was 14, so prevention is very close to my heart. Our singer, who was performing during the fashion show, dropped out at the last minute so I had to step in. It’s on video, and my sister always brings it up.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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