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

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Alison Steadman 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

Guy Pearce Australian actor

A guitar – a 1959 Gibson 335.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

Erin O'Connor English model

An electric-yellow mohair rug.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

Charlotte Church Welsh singer-songwriter and actress

When I was 18, I bought a boat for a million pounds and sold it a year later for just over half the price.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗