The question
What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Loved you in Dallas.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗
“You’re not funny.” I fully understand why my comedy might not be right for everyone, but don’t tell me, get on with your day!
“Your lyrics are rubbish.” It was someone I was working with when I was in my early 20s. It turned out well because I then spent a long time studying and learning how to write good lyrics.
Some man in the street stopped me and said: “If you were a few inches taller you’d be dangerous.” I’ve no idea what he meant.
“What is Seann Walsh and how do we make it die?” It was online, thankfully. It wasn’t in Sainsbury’s.
I was 15 working in Boots on Barnet High Street and it was terrifying. At coffee break you had to know whose cup was whose, and taking the wrong cup was a crime. I’ve met bitches, but I tell you they started out in Boots in Barnet.
None. I love reading, and I read a good book and a bad book at the same time.
Actress, mother, grandmother.
It is all there is.
Haven’t done it yet.
People who think they’re always right.
Sharleen Spiteri, Johannes Radebe, Jack Whitehall, Ally McCoist, Mark Radcliffe, Penny Lancaster
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