Helen Skelton: How would you want people to remember you?

The question

How would you want people to remember you?

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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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As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

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Riz Ahmed British actor and rapper

If I am remembered at all that would be nice. I won’t be picky.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗

Jeremy Vine English presenter and journalist

As a good father.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

Caroline Lucas

For making a difference.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

David Guetta French DJ

As a nice person, I hope.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗

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My new year resolution is actually to read all the classics and I’m ashamed that I haven’t read everything by the Brontë sisters.

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There’s a house near me that I adore and it came up for sale, and I got to the point of nearly buying it and then pulled out because I’m trying to be sensible.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

After the 2012 Olympics I hosted the parade. I had on a little skirt and when the prime minister came on everyone cheered. I thought: “Oh my God, they love David Cameron,” but they were cheering because my skirt had blown up, and I’d flashed my knickers at him.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗