Isabel Allende: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded Isabel Allende said elsewhere, not written here

A Tesla for my former husband. He didn’t deserve it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

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Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.

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

Victoria Pendleton British cyclist

A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician

Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Melanie Chisholm British pop singer

Holidays. In the Spice Girls, we found ourselves with quite a few quid, so it was lovely to hire a big house in the Caribbean and have friends and family over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗