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When were you most embarrassed?Originally asked
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Fainting as a chorister in Winchester Cathedral in the middle of a service.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗
On stage in Tasmania, I tripped over a floor monitor and landed on my back like a turtle, kicking my legs in the air trying to get back on my feet in front of about 5,000 people. But when I got on my feet, the whole crowd roared in triumph.
I once walked up to Harriet Walter while she was having lunch on her own because I thought I knew her, and then when I got up to the table I realised I didn’t know her, I just recognised her because she was Harriet Walter.
Being on the cover of a magazine at 18 with the slogan: “Did she ruin The Godfather?”
Congratulating Dua Lipa on managing to release a single in such a tough industry, because I thought she was a struggling indie artist. I Googled her the next day and realised that she has 88 million followers.
Self-centredness.
Retirement – I thought it was a bad idea.
I will let you know when I find out.
An all-embracing welfare state.
“You pinko!” by a Tory minister signing off at the end of an interview with me during the EU referendum campaign.
Am I enjoying it too much to find out?
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