Alison Steadman
British actress
I repeat stories (like my mum used to).
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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.
Being judgmental.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
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Bruce Dickinson
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Procrastination.
Comparing myself to other people.
My ability to make everything about me.
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Being judgmental – how dare they!
A Mary Berry victoria sponge.
Donny Osmond’s wife. Still do.
When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
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