Kellie Maloney: What trait do you most dislike in other people? — FLAPSS

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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Kellie Maloney

Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician

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Being two-faced.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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Two-faced phony-baloneys.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗

Adam Kay British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician

People who barge into a lift instead of standing aside for anyone exiting should be dipped in kerosene and fired into the sun.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

People who speak with heavy American accents. I can barely understand them. No, seriously, dishonesty.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Rosalind Eleazar

Unbending opinions.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗

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Choose your friends wisely.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Losing my family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Not being truthful to everyone from an earlier age.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

To my daughters and my partner, Tracey, for what I put them through with my transition.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

In my early days of transitioning, I used to come to London and meet for a drink with a group going through the same thing. I used to wear a full wig, and one night I’d drunk too much and fell asleep on the train, and my wig slipped off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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