Andi Oliver: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

The question

Originally asked

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Andi Oliver

British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The fact that I didn’t get more success in the music industry.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist

That my baseball team, Baltimore Orioles, is always in the basement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 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 ↗

James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist

My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗

Lolita Chakrabarti British actress and writer

That my first play, Red Velvet, took so many years to be done. It took me seven years to write and then five years to get to the stage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗