Perez Hilton: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Perez Hilton

American blogger

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That I spent so many years being overweight and out of shape.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Jenna Coleman English actress

Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗

Vanessa Redgrave British actress and activist

To lose my fourth baby.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

The main courses are never as tasty as starters. But enough about my sex life.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗

Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter

My exam results at school, but it was all my own fault.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗

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