Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
When people are disingenuous.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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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View profile →Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.
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.
Clothes moths (and the imminent threat of world war three).
My Siamese cat, which I had freeze-dried after she died. I really think their future partners will like it.
The early days of motherhood. We lived in a sweet little bungalow in LA that had a pool. We threw lots of parties. We had a cute dog and a mad Siamese. Trump had never been president, we’d never heard of coronavirus, Claire’s Accessories was still going strong. Good times.
Perimenopausal anxiety, the terrible feeling of impending doom, something awful happening to my children, writing deadlines. Apart from that, I’m quite chilled.
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