Mathew Horne: 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?

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Recorded Mathew Horne said elsewhere, not written here

A Christian Dior coat.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗

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Matthew Kelly

Insurance – it’s such a scam.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗

Matt Goss English singer-songwriter

My Patek Philippe watch collection; or my cars – an Aston Martin and Bentley Mulsanne.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗

Hayley Atwell British American actress

Legal advice. It was worth it. Know your rights.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗

Melanie Chisholm British pop singer

Holidays. In the Spice Girls, we found ourselves with quite a few quid, so it was lovely to hire a big house in the Caribbean and have friends and family over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗

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Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains

As a half-decent actor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

Last Christmas I was clipped by a train. Mum was dying so my head was elsewhere. I was walking home and had to cross one of those crossings that say, “Stop, look and listen.” I didn’t do any of those things, and I had my headphones in so I couldn’t even hear the train. It clipped my left elbow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗