Ciarán Hinds: When were you most embarrassed?

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Falling off the stage and on to the pianist during the opening number in the Mother Goose pantomime at the Citizens theatre in Glasgow.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗

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Indira Varma

Wearing 90s ripped-at-the-crotch jeans at Rada during an unarmed combat session and showing everyone more than they bargained for.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗

Corinne Bailey Rae

I remember being a teenager and writing this romantic short story in the style of the Brontës on a computer and I didn’t realise that the person whose computer it was could just print it out. A group of boys had a couple of pages and they were all reading it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

Walton Goggins

Passing wind on camera. I was doing a rather large movie and it was a closeup.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗

Paul McKenna British hypnotist and TV personality

I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗