Which moment embarrassed you most?

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Recorded Sally Lindsay said elsewhere, not written here
I constantly forget people’s names when they have literally just told me.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗

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Niamh Cusack Irish actress
Being caught having an emergency pee in the Cotswolds by two unsuspecting walkers.
Recorded Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2021 source ↗
Daryl McCormack Irish actor
Missing a cue on stage. I had to come on and move a piece of furniture with another actor and I completely forgot. I looked at the monitor and said, “Why is he standing on his own?” And somebody said, “Aren’t you meant to help him?”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗
When I was 17, my friends and I threw a fashion show for a breast cancer charity. Breast cancer is something my mum went through when I was 14, so prevention is very close to my heart. Our singer, who was performing during the fashion show, dropped out at the last minute so I had to step in. It’s on video, and my sister always brings it up.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗
At school, I got my head stuck in a balustrade on the stairs at lunchtime. I had pupils laughing at me, parents laughing at me, teachers laughing at me and eventually, at the end of the day, the fire brigade laughing at me.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

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