Susan Calman
Scottish comedian
Genuinely – and my wife, Lee, knows this – dancing with Kevin Clifton on Strictly.
When were you happiest?
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The first time I remember being truly happy was with my children on Ainsdale beach, not far from Southport. I spent £15 on butties, and we spent the whole day by the sea.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
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Joss Whedon
American director, screenwriter, and producer
Filming Much Ado About Nothing. In my home, with my family and my besties and the bard all around. Pure joy.
Sue Townsend
English writer and humorist
Flying over the Australian outback in a jet, looking down at the incredible orange scenery, the uninhabited hills and gullies, listening to Tchaikovsky on my headphones and drinking champagne with a cigarette in my hand. It was 1984, I'd been to the Adelaide Book Festival and was going back to my husband and my children.
Ed Balls
British broadcaster and politician
In a pool this summer with the children.
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It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.
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I changed my mind on airing my views. Sometimes silence is better.
As someone who tried, who had dignity, and stuck to what she believed in despite the storms.
Safety, and being able to be completely yourself.
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