Dawn O’Porter: What trait do you most dislike in other people? — FLAPSS

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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Dawn O’Porter

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When they ruin my story because they think theirs is better, so butt in before I’ve finished mine.

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

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Gina Lollobrigida

I don’t like false or opportunistic people.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Impatience and temper. Enough already!

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗

Failure to be on time.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2017 source ↗

Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Clothes moths (and the imminent threat of world war three).

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

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Hungry, hard-working, cats.

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

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.

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

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

So far, getting older has made almost everything better.

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

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

When I ruin someone else’s story because I think mine is better, so butt in before they’ve finished theirs.

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

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