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

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Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 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 ↗
A 28ft motorboat, which sat in the water for two years because I was so busy working.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗

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