I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.
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I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
My car. I don’t even drive, but I bought a Toyota hybrid for my assistant.
My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
A Biba dress when I really couldn’t afford it. It was every scrap of my money and I’ve never parted with it.
My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
Heights. For Children in Need, I had to abseil off the Orbit in the Olympic Park. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve done.
When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
Now. I’ve moved to Hertfordshire after 25 years in London, got a fiancee and a dog, so everything has fallen into place.
Still biting my nails.
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