Tamsin Greig: Which moment embarrassed you most?

Which moment embarrassed you most?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Tamsin Greig said elsewhere, not written here

Throwing up all over the red velvet seats in the House of Lords on a school trip, aged nine.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗

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Dervla Kirwan

Recently, sending a negative text about a person to that person.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

Sally Lindsay

I constantly forget people’s names when they have literally just told me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

My brother was singing Yellow Submarine on stage with his class. I was singing along with them, showing off cos I knew all the words. The song ended suddenly and I was the only one in the whole hall who sang, 'We ...'

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Giovanna Fletcher

At the TV Baftas last year I was wearing these heels that had stiff bows on the front. One heel locked into the other bow and I went arse over tit.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗