Lucy Worsley: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Lucy Worsley said elsewhere, not written here

That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Shakin' Stevens Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter

I never dwell on them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2023 source ↗

Kirsty Wark Scottish journalist and television presenter

Not singing in a band.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2010 source ↗

Louis Smith English artistic gymnast

Not taking more time out from work for holidays.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

Harriet Walter English actress

When I got to 40 and realised I hadn’t read all the books I needed to read to understand the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

A spy, a witch and a nun.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

In my teens, peeling garlic to make pie filling in a butcher’s shop.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

To my brother. When he was a small boy, I made him urinate on an electric fence to see if liquid could really transmit electricity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

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