Tom Fletcher: What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Tom Fletcher said elsewhere, not written here

“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

Others on this question

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Alex Lawther

Someone said that I had a laugh like Jimmy Carr.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗

Lucy Beaumont

Some man in the street stopped me and said: “If you were a few inches taller you’d be dangerous.” I’ve no idea what he meant.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2024 source ↗

Richard Eyre

Edward Bond, the playwright, said I was like a turd flowing on the effluent of British culture.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗

Mark Radcliffe

This was said about me in a Radio 1 focus group: “I don’t pay my licence fee to hear scummy northerners.”

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