Seann Walsh: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? — FLAPSS

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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Seann Walsh

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I did say sorry to my mum, for being the way I was when I was a teenager. You become a parent and go, “Oh my God, this is what they were doing.”

The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

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To Gorka Márquez, who was my Strictly partner, for not winning the glitterball in 2022.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

To my Latin teacher – I was very naughty.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Mum, because I never really knew how to cope with her alcoholism.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

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Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Outside my very close-knit group of friends, socially I’m terrible.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Enthusiastic, chaotic, bungling.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

A house in west London.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

That I’m going to start commenting “Wow” under AI images I think are real.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

At school, I got my head stuck in a balustrade on the stairs at lunchtime. I had pupils laughing at me, parents laughing at me, teachers laughing at me and eventually, at the end of the day, the fire brigade laughing at me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“What is Seann Walsh and how do we make it die?” It was online, thankfully. It wasn’t in Sainsbury’s.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

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