Tracey Ullman: How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Tracey Ullman said elsewhere, not written here

On a plane with Meryl Streep in 1984: the engines blew and we had to make an emergency landing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Craig David British singer

I was caught by a wave while swimming at night with friends in Southampton. That shook me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗

Julia Ormond English actress

A trip to a Macedonian refugee camp that I switched out of, to go at a later date. Those who took my place were killed in a horrific car accident.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 March 2021 source ↗

Shirley Ballas English ballroom dancer

In my dreams: I’ll feel as if I am falling towards a white light and then suddenly I wake up.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 June 2018 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Coming under attack while reporting in Iraq.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗