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Still biting my nails.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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Yo-Yo Ma
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I love to break rules.
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Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
Stealing from the elderly and then acting real cocky about it.
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Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
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Heights. For Children in Need, I had to abseil off the Orbit in the Olympic Park. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve done.
When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
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