Andi Oliver: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? — FLAPSS

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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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Andi Oliver

British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

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I’ve never bought a property. The most expensive thing I’ve bought was a Hyundai Tucson.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

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Ann Dowd American actress

My children’s education.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2022 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

My husband and I own some art, but we are not huge spenders.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Guy Pearce Australian actor

A guitar – a 1959 Gibson 335.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

Arlene Phillips

A Biba dress when I really couldn’t afford it. It was every scrap of my money and I’ve never parted with it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗

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Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Menopausal anxiety.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I broke both my legs in a hit-and run accident when I was 26.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

The fact that I didn’t get more success in the music industry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

I could be kinder to myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

To my brother, because when we were kids I didn’t understand his illness and it used to irritate me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

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