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Ten years ago I bought a painting. I lived with it for a year before realising I didn’t like it at all. So it’s on my wall, mocking me daily.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗
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Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor and playwright
A family holiday – anywhere the kids demand. Last year, I wanted us all to go to Egypt and my daughter said, “No, we’re going to go to Grenada.” So we did.
Antiques and art – I collect 17th‑century portraits.
Mathew Horne
English actor
A Christian Dior coat.
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Funerals are for the people left behind, so I don’t mind.
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Like you are standing with an army.
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