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As a writer who championed women with grit and wit.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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Roger Allam
English actor
Just remembered, really.
David Guetta
French DJ
As a nice person, I hope.
I’ve not always been great friend material. I’ve tried to get better at that, so to be remembered as reliable by a few would be great.
Belinda Carlisle
American singer
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
More from Kathy Lette
View profile →Falling in love is like going to the doctor and being told that you need to put on weight. You feel elated.
I can’t cook. I use my smoke alarm as a timer.
Hitchhiking across Australia as a teenager, relying on the kindness of passing serial killers.
When the book of my enemy was discounted.
Raising two children. If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, then you deserve a medal.
Worrying about the faux pas I made earlier that evening. I tend to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.
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