du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
As a wonderful husband and a great father, and somebody who inspired others to pursue their own dreams, like Fred Astaire inspired me.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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.
As a funny guy who surprised you once in a while.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
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Patrisse Khan-Cullors
American artist and activist
For the service I gave to the black folk.
Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
My epitaph says: 'We'll make this a comedy yet.' I've already planned it.
Ardal O'Hanlon
Irish comedian and actor
I’d like a manoeuvre called after me, in the way Heimlich has.
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View profile →It's bad taste to brag about money.
'Do you have a hobby?' It was a journalist. I went into a tirade: 'How dare you presume I'm a dabbler!'
Judgmental without investigation.
Nothing, I can sleep everywhere but an aeroplane.
Just thinking about unsafe sex.
That I live a life with no contact with arseholes.
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