Tom Allen
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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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.
He knew where life was to be found.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
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Christy Turlington Burns
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As someone who didn’t waste a minute.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
As a nice person who did all she could to make a positive change in the world.
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Becoming a father.
A soldier and adventure guy.
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