Zoe Ball
British TV and radio personality
That’s All by Mel Tormé.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
Beverley Knight
Singer and stage actor
It’s another bloody Prince song, I’m so sorry – Mountains. I love how the chord structure ascends and the vocals – “It’s only mountains and the sea / There’s nothing greater than you and me” – feel like an ascension. I’d like to think, when I shuffle off this mortal coil, I’m going to be ascending as opposed to descending. I think I’ve been a good girl.
Happy Day by Sarkodie. I’m half Ghanaian, and in Ghana funerals really are a celebration of life. You dance and sing; it’s just a completely different vibe to over here in the UK. I would hope at my funeral that everyone’s on their feet, having a good time.
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As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.
Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
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