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How close have you come to death?
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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.
Kind, fun and that I cared.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
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Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
With a blue plaque.
Sofia Helin
Swedish actress
My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
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View profile →On my wedding day in Oxfordshire, six years ago.
Being a decent person.
I’d change my mindset and not be so hard on myself, and impart the knowledge that other people’s intentions aren’t always as well-meaning as my own.
An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
Scraping plates in a fish and chip cafe in Whitby.
I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
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