Jack Whitehall
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
“You look like a fat Jack Whitehall.”
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
An English teacher said, “You’ll never make anything of yourself.”
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
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