Richard Coles: How would you describe what love feels like to you? — FLAPSS

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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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Richard Coles

British musician, writer, presenter and priest

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The best thing in the world.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

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Steph McGovern Broadcaster

Scary, because when you really love, it means that you are really scared of losing it as well.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗

Selfless and open, freeing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗

Nicola Walker British actress

Like you are standing with an army.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗

Emeli Sandé British singer

Freedom: it’s euphoric.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗

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Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

My financial incompetence.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

My paso doble on Strictly Come Dancing would be hard to beat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A great composer. I wrote to Benjamin Britten to tell him this and that he was my third favourite composer. For some reason he didn’t feel moved to reply.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Technically, Ibiza 1990, because of the amount of ecstasy I’d taken.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“I could never love you like that.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

With an international holiday.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

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