Jonnie Peacock: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

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

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Jonnie Peacock said elsewhere, not written here

When I was five and the doctors walked in and said to my mum: “I am not sure if you will be taking him home.”

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

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Kate Nash British musician

I had heart surgery when I was 17. The other time was when I fell off my piano. My head was an inch away from a metal step.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗

Beverley Knight Singer and stage actor

On a flight to Newcastle, when we had terrible storms. The plane dropped quickly and the oxygen masks fell down. We had to land in Manchester.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗

Sara Cox English broadcaster

Modelling in South Korea, aged 19. After a party, I flopped into bed, lit a big candle and balanced it on top of a massive box of matches. I created my own firework display when the candle burnt down and set fire to it. It made the biggest noise ever which, luckily, woke me from my slightly boozy slumber.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2019 source ↗

Andi Oliver British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer