Andi Oliver: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Andi Oliver

British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

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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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 ↗

Marie Kondo Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host

In elementary school: I opened my lunchbox and it was empty. I was devastated.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Alex Hassell

Not playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. I am a huge Brando fan and a big Tennessee Williams fan and it’s a part I would love to have a go at. It’s possible I still could but I’m too old, really.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗

Perez Hilton American blogger

That I spent so many years being overweight and out of shape.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗