The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Patience is not my forte.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
My ability to stress myself out.
My inferiority complex.
Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
A Vivienne Westwood & Burberry two-piece suit I bought for a press night. At the time I was: “Yeah, of course I’m going to be a 30-inch waist for the rest of my life.” Now the trousers don’t fit.
An extra day in the week when no one can contact you.
Dying: I’m too iconic to go.
Bad personal hygiene.
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