Chanel 2.55 handbag at Heathrow airport during a hangover.
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?Originally asked
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An electric car.
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I’ve been doing pilates for 25 years and I swear by it. I decided to kit out a room with pilates equipment – and I think it’s the most expensive thing I’ve invested in.
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When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.
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View profile →I didn’t listen to my instincts, essentially, and I presumed other people knew more than me, and actually, nobody knows more about you than you.
Forgetfulness. I leave valuable possessions scattered around the globe.
I'm scared of the dark.
I love curating things in general. I love writing. It might actually be the solution to my problem, my dilemma that I don't know what to do. It's because I like to do everything. I like to appease that nature of wanting to dabble in things.
I don't ever want to stop learning. And I really want to learn French fluently.
Like there's nothing you can do about it.
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