The question
What has been your biggest disappointment?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This exact question recurs in The Guardian's institutional Q&A pool.
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In the back of my mind I just assumed I’d be in a boyband at some point.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
I thought that I would become more mature about certain things, and it didn’t happen.
As an adult, not having my own horse yet.
Liverpool losing the FA Cup final to Wimbledon when I was a kid. It made me cry.
I’m a classic remoaner.
Accidentally walking on to set naked for a scene where I wasn’t actually supposed to be naked.
People singing in the street.
I’d be happier being myself younger.
Catastrophising.
I’m not interested.
I think we’re definitely gone, but I do think people leave traces everywhere from what they did in life, and live on and continue to make an impact through the ripple effect of that.
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