Bernadine Evaristo: 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 Bernadine Evaristo said elsewhere, not written here

A pair of Russell & Bromley boots with studs. I have had them for eight years and wear them all the time.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗

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Shappi Khorsandi Iranian-born British comedian

A walk-on part for my mum in Les Misérables. It was in a charity auction. She always dreamed of being in a West End show.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

My husband and I own some art, but we are not huge spenders.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Big Narstie British entertainer

Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗

David Harewood British actor and presenter

In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2019 source ↗

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Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

On a cosmetics production line. I walked out after half a day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

When I met my husband, David, in 2006, on Dating Direct.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗

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

Travelling Europe with a friend, when I was 29. She was driving and the brakes went, on one of those vertiginous Italian mountains. It was terrifying for the 20 minutes it took to coast down the mountain.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗