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As a great mother, wife and songwriter.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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Francesca Martinez
British comedian
As the woman who never died.
Don Warrington
British actor
As someone who did his best.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
Russell Howard
British comedian and presenter
I would just like to be remembered.
More from Shaznay Lewis
View profile →A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
An ambulance driver.
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
That things change.
Some of those late nights.
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
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