Gino D'Acampo: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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Gino D'Acampo

Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

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As a nice and fair guy who helped bring authentic Italian cooking to the UK.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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Robert Peston British journalist

As a dad who was OK.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

Adjoa Andoh English actress

I don’t care if I’m not remembered.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 September 2021 source ↗

As someone who made people laugh, introduced them to good music and wasn’t too much of a pain in the arse.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

As someone who left the world around me a little kinder and less hierarchical.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

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Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Overcooking pasta for my Italian family in Napoli – they would kill me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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