Rebecca Ferguson: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Rebecca Ferguson

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Without naming names, some people I’ve put a lot of faith and trust and love into.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

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Dominic Cooper English actor

Not playing Freddie Mercury.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2017 source ↗

Ray Winstone English actor

Losing my mum when I was 28.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

Danny Cipriani England rugby union player

Not getting picked for England.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 March 2010 source ↗

Tony Ross British writer of children's books

Being continually overlooked in awards ceremonies and honours lists.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

To be led by love and not judgment.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Safety, and being able to be completely yourself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As someone who tried, who had dignity, and stuck to what she believed in despite the storms.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

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