Philippa Gregory: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

The question

What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I was very sorry to stop at two children – I would have liked to have had a third – and I am very sorry to have got divorced.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗

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Shaun White American snowboarder and skateboarder

The first video game I was in. I was 13 and video games were the world for me, and my character was awful. He had this terrible orange 'fro, his voice was a man's and he was slow and didn't turn well – nothing like me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 March 2010 source ↗

Roger Allam English actor

Not being active in my own desires.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2017 source ↗

Emily Watson English actress

The England football team - they never fail to disappoint.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2008 source ↗

Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter

My exam results at school, but it was all my own fault.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗