Giovanna Fletcher: As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

The question

As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

Originally asked

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

This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.

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Giovanna Fletcher

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

An actress. I started when I was 13 at theatre school. My first assembly, Tom and I were sat next to each other.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

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Dawn O'Porter British writer, director, and television presenter

A drunk woman who threw epic dinner parties.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician

An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Adrian Edmondson English actor, comedian, musician and writer

I only ever wanted to be an actor or a rock star. I was suspended from school in the sixth form and allowed back only when I promised to join the army. But I lied.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 July 2018 source ↗

Kelly Hoppen

A travel agent.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗