Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
As a nice guy, but I’m not sure that is going to happen.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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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.
As someone who had a laugh.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
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du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
As a wonderful husband and a great father, and somebody who inspired others to pursue their own dreams, like Fred Astaire inspired me.
Reggie Yates
British actor and media personality
As someone who tried to keep learning, and wanted to help.
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J-Lo, a foreign correspondent and, at uni, I assumed that someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6, but it never happened.
My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
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