Alexa Chung
English television presenter
Realising adults don't know everything.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗
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Everything’s disappointing when it loses its shine. I’ve lowered my expectations.
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That I grew old.
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I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”
Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
In the Sultan of Brunei’s will.
“Oh, he’s all about money.” I’ve never charged anyone in all the years I’ve been doing one-to-one work. That’s my gift to the world.
To have been one of the people who brought hypnotherapy to the world.
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