Which moment embarrassed you most?

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When you jump out of addiction and look back, things like drink-driving and sitting in crack houses are not good.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

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Having somebody pull my judo trousers down at a competition when I was seven. And finding I wasn’t wearing any pants.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗
When I was 16, my dad got drunk at the Oval cricket ground and harangued Sir Garry Sobers, possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, because he didn’t agree with who he’d given as man of the match.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
The very first day that I was filming Top Gear, for which I was so unqualified because I’d only ever driven a Fiat Uno. I got into a DB7 Vantage Volante outside the Aston Martin factory, put my foot on the accelerator and bunny-hopped across the gravel because I’d forgotten to take the handbrake off.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

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