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When were you most embarrassed?

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Julian Lloyd Webber British cellist and conductor
I’m president of my neighbourhood association. At my first meeting there was a discussion about developments the association should oppose. I said: “Nothing could be as bad as that horrible new house next to the church.” “I designed that,” the chairman replied. I shut up.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
I did an interview years ago and, after it finished, I made some passing comment about sex getting better as you get older – and they used that as the headline. The day the paper came out, I was in a restaurant with the family when a woman on the table next to me leaned over and said, in a sultry voice, “I read your article this morning.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗
Bruno Tonioli Italian choreographer
Do you have 10 pages? Once, I was dancing in a costume that was like a corset. During a move, the corset ripped and exploded, and I had to carry on doing the number practically in my jockstrap.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2023 source ↗

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