A pair of Russell & Bromley boots with studs. I have had them for eight years and wear them all the time.
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Harriet Walter
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I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.
Kim Gordon
American musician and artist
A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
Beverley Knight
Singer and stage actor
I am a shoe and bag freak. I shelled out for a Chanel handbag on eBay and it was still four figures!
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On a cosmetics production line. I walked out after half a day.
When I met my husband, David, in 2006, on Dating Direct.
I cried after I won the Booker.
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