Katie Melua: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? — FLAPSS

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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Katie Melua

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My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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To Gorka Márquez, who was my Strictly partner, for not winning the glitterball in 2022.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model

To a man whose heart I broke at 17.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

To everyone I’ve bored.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗

Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist

To my younger self. I was incredibly self-loathing and self-doubting, and I’m still undoing that damage 30 years later.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗

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Forty-eight hours after giving birth, I sent a picture that someone had sent me of their baby to a WhatsApp group, thinking it was my son (they kind of looked similar). Mortifying.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Question What single thing would improve the quality of your life? Daily life

Knowing everyone I love is always going to be healthy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Question What most recently made you cry? Identity & self

I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Question How would you describe yourself in three words? Identity & self

Living a fairytale.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Question What would you like to leave your children? Death & what remains

A healthy planet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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

“Your lyrics are rubbish.” It was someone I was working with when I was in my early 20s. It turned out well because I then spent a long time studying and learning how to write good lyrics.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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