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A Rolex; I’m not a big spender.
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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Emily Mortimer
British actress
My children’s education.
Anna Paquin
New Zealand actress
My husband and I own some art, but we are not huge spenders.
My aeroplane, a Diamond DA42. It’s a twin-engine aircraft and I bought her brand new to fly around the world solo. Very sadly my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer about six weeks before I was due to take off, in May 2017, and she died early June. After that, I lost interest in doing it.
Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.
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I cry about 10 times a week. I’m a real softy.
I’ve been happy all my life.
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