David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
I cry a lot. Especially on planes. What is that about? On a plane, I’ll be in floods at The Good Dinosaur.
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What does love feel like?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am a perimenopausal woman, so about two minutes ago, at a dog being adopted on Insta.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗
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When my dad died this year.
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During lockdown, I found out I wasn’t pregnant any more.
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When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.
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So many different types. When I first met my husband, electric and vital. When I first held my boys in my arms, an overwhelming flood of defiant protection and magic.
I constantly forget people’s names when they have literally just told me.
Always sleep on any decision.
A radio journalist or on the till at Marks & Spencer.
When I was 17 I didn’t visit my gran for six weeks as I was out partying. At the end of that summer she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I never saw the real her again. I would love to say sorry to her as I loved her so much.
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