Bear Grylls: Which trait in yourself do you like least?

The question

Originally asked

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

The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Bear Grylls

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Too controlling about silly things like timings or not having toxic cleaning products in the house.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

Sharon Corr Musical artist

Procrastination.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗

I can’t stand the way my voice will crack if I’m making a speech. I hate public speaking and the emotion it dredges up.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2025 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

When I’m self-involved or insensitive to others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗

My failures have taught me more than the successes, so not much.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2015 source ↗

Light of the Almighty in my heart.