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My children’s education.
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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Sandi Toksvig
Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
My five-litre Ford Mustang.
A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
Val McDermid
Scottish crime novel writer
A BMW 6 series convertible. It was smashing.
Ralf Little
English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer
A watch that begins with an R.
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A surgeon. I studied pre-med in Holy Cross College for four years and then I went to acting school.
I would try to be a little nicer to my teachers.
It feels like all is possible.
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