Lauren Laverne
English radio DJ, and television presenter
I’d rather be enjoyed while I am still here.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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.
I spent the earlier part of my life being late for everything, so there was a joke that my tombstone would read The Very Late Patricia Hodge.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗
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Niamh Cusack
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As good enough.
As fun and of help to others.
Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Funny and generous.
More from Patricia Hodge
View profile →A ballet dancer, but it changed to being an actress when I got put in a school play.
Not applying myself enough at school.
The Queen. Her like has not been seen before and I doubt it will ever be again.
My piano, a boudoir grand. I’ve played since I was six.
One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
In the minutes, hours, days and weeks after having my children. I was 42 and 45. There’s nothing like new life.
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