Shappi Khorsandi
Iranian-born British comedian
I’m convinced heartache almost killed me a few years ago.
How close have you come to death?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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Every time I let my wife drive.
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Judy Murray
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On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London since 2016
When I was a kid in Tooting, our house caught fire. We didn’t realise until the fire brigade turned up.
Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.
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A couple of days ago, saying goodbye to my children.
Every job I don’t get.
When I was 17, I worked in a warehouse in Rotherham doing an audit of truck parts. I counted nuts and bolts all day long.
Airline tickets. I spend a lot on flying because I’ve three kids in the UK.What would your superpower be?To drink as much beer as I can without putting on weight.
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