Losing my mind.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗
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What is your greatest fear?
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Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Losing my makeup bag.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2024 source ↗
Fear is for frightened people. I’m not one of those.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
I’m quite scared of bats. I’m just seeing rats with wings – no, thanks.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗
I’m afraid of the dark.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗
Getting to the end and thinking that I haven’t laughed enough.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
Not being loved.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2026 source ↗
To be stuck in the past.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
Pigeons. One got stuck in my flat once for quite a long time and it really changed how I feel about them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
I’ve a phobia of statues. It does go back to childhood. My parents brought me to look at a French church late at night. Since then I can’t deal with them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗
Clothes moths (and the imminent threat of world war three).
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
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