Isabel Allende: 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

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Recorded Isabel Allende said elsewhere, not written here

A Tesla for my former husband. He didn’t deserve it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

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Philippa Gregory

I take my family on holiday. We went to Egypt just after Christmas. Golly, it’s expensive.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗

Kevin Pietersen English cricketer

Cars. I’ve got a Tesla at the moment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 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 ↗

Suzanne Vega American singer-songwriter

The most extravagant thing was a bottle of 1904 armagnac for $1,000. I spent $10,000 on a Martin guitar in the 90s. I also spent $100,000 on a Fairlight keyboard and I ended up giving it away. Oh well.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗