Louis Walsh: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

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

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded Louis Walsh said elsewhere, not written here

I have a Maserati. I love pop art and I collect Warhol, Hirst and Hockney.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Jon Snow

The cheapest available Volvo.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

Jason Manford English comedian and singer

When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗

Matthew Kelly

Insurance – it’s such a scam.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗

Paul Merson English footballer and pundit

Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗