A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.
A business-class flight. Pure indulgence.
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.
A pair of Back to the Future shoes. They were auctioned off for Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s charity, so I bid and I won. I am a huge fan of the films and if there was ever a pair of shoes I should own, it was those.
When I was five and the doctors walked in and said to my mum: “I am not sure if you will be taking him home.”
I welled up a little when I was voted off Strictly.
Someone happy and cheeky who tried to change perceptions.
Probably when I finish a race.
Wanting to share everything.
I try not to have disappointments, because a lot of the bad things that happen in life teach you things.
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