Stephen K Amos: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? — FLAPSS

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

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A Porsche 911 Turbo.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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Shane MacGowan Irish singer-songwriter

I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗

Warwick Davis English actor

Our campervan. It’s fully kitted out, sleeps four and lowers down, so we can get in and out easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

A painting of a man who was killed on the Dutch coast in 1600.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

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Question What has been your biggest disappointment? Failure & regret

Looking back is not productive.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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

Funny, loyal, genuine.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

I was a guard on the Orient Express – however, only when it was stationed at a railway siding in Vauxhall.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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

“Do you know what your problem is?” It was a dear friend of mine. They were referring to the fact that I’m impatient.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? Identity & self

I’m slightly impatient.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

Question Which living person do you most admire, and why? Values & belief

John McCarthy, the journalist who was held captive for five years in Beirut. I’ve met him and he was so full of peace, humility and forgiveness – it was inspiring.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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