Giovanna Fletcher: 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 Giovanna Fletcher said elsewhere, not written here

Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

Every time I got a lucrative voiceover, I bought a picture. The most expensive was by James Gillray.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2025 source ↗

Robert Peston British journalist

A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen English interior designer and television personality

My wife. I am a lavish present-giver. I love worshipping my wife with beautiful bits and pieces – it is one of my greatest pleasures.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗

Shappi Khorsandi Iranian-born British comedian

A walk-on part for my mum in Les Misérables. It was in a charity auction. She always dreamed of being in a West End show.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗