Frank Cottrell-Boyce: How would you describe what love feels like to you? — FLAPSS

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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce

British screenwriter, novelist and actor

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The unguiltiest pleasure.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

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Victoria Derbyshire British broadcaster

Life-affirming.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Cressida Cowell British writer

Warm and golden, and it smells delicious.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗

Carol Vorderman

Like I would die for them in a nanosecond.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗

Overwhelming, discombobulating, irrational and unreasonable.

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

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

I once found myself chatting to a big handsome bloke at a party in Oslo. I said, “And what do you do?” “Well,” he said, “I am the king.” Being a great wordsmith, I zinged back, “Oh. Errm. Cool.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

My inability to say no.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

That it’s impossible to persuade other people of the value of the lessons that life has taught you.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I spent an advent in my late teens throttling turkeys.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

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