Carol Vorderman: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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My aeroplane, a Diamond DA42. It’s a twin-engine aircraft and I bought her brand new to fly around the world solo. Very sadly my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer about six weeks before I was due to take off, in May 2017, and she died early June. After that, I lost interest in doing it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

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Meghan Trainor American singer-songwriter

At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗

Rory Stewart

A painting of a man who was killed on the Dutch coast in 1600.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

Alison Moyet English singer

A television. I don’t care for things. When I moved, I downsized and threw away most of my possessions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗

Martin Sheen American actor

Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗