Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor and playwright
As someone who cared about others.
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How close have you come to death?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I don’t care, because I won’t be here.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗
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Gavin Rossdale
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Funny and generous.
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When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.
To work in a dry cleaner’s.
Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.
I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.
When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.
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