Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
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Originally asked
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.
It would be lovely if people thought I was kind.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗
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View all 217 →I couldn’t care less.
To have made people healthier and happier.
As somebody who loved people, was always curious, a loyal friend, a mother, wife, always positive and authentic.
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The fans’ reaction at the end of Game Of Thrones because I think it was brilliant.
I was very ill with anorexia when I was a teenager. I went into hospital voluntarily, otherwise they were going to section me.
When I was 15, I went to a rugby match at Twickenham with my dad and we went back to his friend Hugh’s house and Hugh made me a perfect cup of tea. I just remember feeling really happy because it was such a brilliant day and I loved being with my dad.
To my husband for all the huffing and puffing.
I want people to really, really cry so The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.
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