Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
I can be properly stubborn sometimes – but that’s me being a classic Leo.
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What is your greatest fear?
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I have a habit of sabotaging the moment in pursuit of perfection.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
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