Alison Steadman: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

Originally asked

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

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Alison Steadman

British actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I once bought the most expensive moisturiser in the shop and it brought me out in spots. Lesson learned.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Others on this question

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce British screenwriter, novelist and actor

I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.

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

Kiefer Sutherland British and Canadian actor

Aside from a car, it would be a guitar. I used to have almost 100, but now I am down to 22.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗

Simon Mayo English radio presenter and author

My glasses. They were more than a grand.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2020 source ↗

Big Narstie British entertainer

Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗