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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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Robert Carlyle Scottish actor
My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
A Biba dress when I really couldn’t afford it. It was every scrap of my money and I’ve never parted with it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗
My partner was doing a play in Hong Kong last year and I went to visit him, and I bought him a beautiful teacup. But I didn’t look at the price tag before I took it to the till and it was £100, the most expensive teacup imaginable.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗

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