Bear Grylls: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Bear Grylls said elsewhere, not written here

An apocalypse escape vessel – a steel hull ice-capable sailing boat for all the family that has almost zero electronics and is manual operation throughout – armed with an array of weaponry.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗

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Gavin Rossdale British musician

A picture: Cocky Patriot by Gilbert and George.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗

Angela Hartnett English chef

When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2022 source ↗

Jeremy Vine English presenter and journalist

My penny farthing. It was £1,200. I’ve ridden it to Buckingham Palace and back.

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

Daniel Mays British actor

A designer green jacket from Selfridges I bought in my 20s for £700, a ridiculous amount of money. My family and friends said I looked like a peace activist and I never wore it again.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2020 source ↗