Layton Williams: 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?

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Recorded Layton Williams said elsewhere, not written here

A Vivienne Westwood & Burberry two-piece suit I bought for a press night. At the time I was: “Yeah, of course I’m going to be a 30-inch waist for the rest of my life.” Now the trousers don’t fit.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗

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Julie Hesmondhalgh English actress and narrator

An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Madhur Jaffrey Actress, cook, and TV host

A 19th-century ebony and cane chair from the Raj period.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗

Simon Mayo English radio presenter and author

My glasses. They were more than a grand.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2020 source ↗

Alex Lawther

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 ↗