Sharon Corr
Musical artist
Not fulfilling my potential.
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Climate change.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗
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Pauline McLynn
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Not being able to breathe – I get very panicky at the thought.
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Don’t answer every question you’re asked.
Fifteen years ago, I totally forgot my lines on stage and was mortified. We skipped two pages of dialogue and took three minutes off the play – to the delight of the audience!
A dress designer.
Not keeping off the last 5lbs.
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