Fay Ripley
English actress, television presenter, cookbook author
Being judgmental – how dare they!
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Caring too much about what others think.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
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Rita Moreno
Actor, singer and dancer
Wow! Like, the way people mess up language. I mean, it makes me crazy, y’know?
Complaining about the weather, because there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
People-pleasing.
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Faith-filled, never-give-up man.
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Small things make me anxious – like social things – but I have no big fears because I have faith in my heart.
Why is your nose so wonky?
My failures have taught me more than the successes, so not much.
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