Walton Goggins: When were you most embarrassed?

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When were you most embarrassed?

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Walton Goggins

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Passing wind on camera. I was doing a rather large movie and it was a closeup.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗

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Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

During the technical rehearsal of Aspects of Love in 1989. They told me it would be discreetly lit because I was paranoid about being in just my pants. I walked on and every spotlight in the building followed me round the stage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗

Shaznay Lewis English singer

A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗

Chiwetel Ejiofor English actor

Being torn to shreds by a very elderly woman for driving badly on the Isle of Man, maybe 15 years ago. She stopped in the middle of the road and really let me have it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2024 source ↗

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