Jason Manford: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗

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Laura Kenny English cyclist

A Rolex, after London 2012.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗

Hayley Atwell British American actress

Legal advice. It was worth it. Know your rights.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗

Kim Gordon American musician and artist

A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2020 source ↗

Melanie Chisholm British pop singer

Holidays. In the Spice Girls, we found ourselves with quite a few quid, so it was lovely to hire a big house in the Caribbean and have friends and family over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It doesn’t seem anyone has a bad word to say about him. They should let him be president – of the world. We had a brief Twitter chat, and I printed the tweets out and put them on my office wall.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗