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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Probably missing out on roles I really, really wanted, but I’m a big believer that if it’s for you, you’ll have it. So those clearly weren’t for me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
Never having been a 100% sex symbol. I only managed 99.9%.
Tottenham this season.
I didn’t get a part in a TV series for a writer that I’ve always wanted to work with, but I wasn’t right for it, if I’m truly honest.
That they stopped making Toffos.
I can be properly stubborn sometimes – but that’s me being a classic Leo.
My Birkin bags, which I plan to pass on to my future children.
That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
As someone who loved her family and friends, worked hard, got successful and had a lovely time in the process.
When people are disingenuous.
Cybill Shepherd, Andrew Ridgeley, Tom Allen, Rick Astley, Archie Panjabi, Charlize Theron
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