Alex Lawther: 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?

Originally asked

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Recorded Alex Lawther said elsewhere, not written here

My partner was doing a play in Hong Kong last year and I went to visit him, and I bought him a beautiful teacup. But I didn’t look at the price tag before I took it to the till and it was £100, the most expensive teacup imaginable.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗

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I am a major shoe queen.

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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 ↗

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A wedding, in 2012.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2021 source ↗

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A mink coat in 1975 (it was the done thing then). It cost me £5,500.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗