Fiona Allen: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

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Rachel Whiteread English artist

A car, which is used like a van; I should have just bought the van.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

Jon Snow

The cheapest available Volvo.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

Tegan Quin Singer-songwriter, one half of Tegan and Sara

I love my cat so much, nothing in my life means anything to me. I would give up my apartment, give up all my clothing, give up my shoes. I would give up any nice thing I have purchased for my cat.

Recorded Vice, Interview, Vice, 10 July 2016 source ↗