A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗
My car. I don’t even drive, but I bought a Toyota hybrid for my assistant.
I’ve never bought a property. The most expensive thing I’ve bought was a Hyundai Tucson.
A ring I bought at Reinstein Ross for myself after a big break-up. It was kind of shallow.
A guitar – a 1959 Gibson 335.
When I was a kid I was a chambermaid in my family’s hotel, and I once found a strap-on that someone had left behind.
Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
Not having my own chatshow. Yet!
I had a car crash not long after passing my test, driving mates to a club on a Saturday night. Thankfully, everyone was OK – as was my dad about his car, which was a write-off.
Something that you can’t describe or put in a box. It changes daily and surprises you when you least expect.
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