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As a nice guy, but I’m not sure that is going to happen.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?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.
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Lleyton Hewitt
Australian professional tennis player
As someone who got the absolute most out of themselves.
Clive Myrie
British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
As a decent bloke.
Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
Michael Flatley
American step dancer
I think any of us will be lucky to be remembered at all.
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