Jerry Hall
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On holiday in the south of France.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗
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Josette Simon
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I don’t have a happiest; I live in the now.
Paul O'Grady
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When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.
Zoë Heller
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Sending off the final draft of my latest novel.
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