The question
What do you believe happens when we die?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring late-stage question in The Guardian Q&A, with materially different answers on publisher-hosted pages.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I really hope there is a big pearly gate.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
We watch over those we love.
When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
There are no more interviews.
Being alive on Earth is challenging and I like to believe that whatever happens after is filled with peace and ease.
An extra day in the week when no one can contact you.
I was a secret shopper and had to do a lot of bookies – Coral and William Hill – all around London. For 18-year-old me looking all fab it was quite scary going in and saying: “Hiya, can I put £4 on No 7 horse, please?” But you got to keep the money when you won.
Dying: I’m too iconic to go.
Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
Fun, fab and fearless.
Bad personal hygiene.
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