Andi Oliver: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Andi Oliver

British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

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The fact that I didn’t get more success in the music industry.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

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Samuel L Jackson American actor

Finding out that life's not fair.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2011 source ↗

Sebastian Coe British athlete and politician

Not hearing the Ellington band live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

Ted Danson American actor

That I could not play college basketball due to lack of talent.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

Robbie Williams English singer

Not having a 32-inch waist for most of my adult life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

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I broke both my legs in a hit-and run accident when I was 26.

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Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

I could be kinder to myself.

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Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Menopausal anxiety.

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

To my brother, because when we were kids I didn’t understand his illness and it used to irritate me.

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I’ve never bought a property. The most expensive thing I’ve bought was a Hyundai Tucson.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

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