The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My need to be liked.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗
Acting like the good little girl.
I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.
Impatience and vanity.
Taking myself seriously, even in a Vanity Fair quiz.
Self-importance.
Prepared, focused, a bit silly.
As a nice person who did all she could to make a positive change in the world.
Judi Dench – not only is she super talented but she is also really humble.
At the TV Baftas last year I was wearing these heels that had stiff bows on the front. One heel locked into the other bow and I went arse over tit.
Block out the noise and trust your gut.
Michelle Collins, Dawn O’Porter, Frank Bowling, Guz Khan, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper
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