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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Leona Lewis
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It happened when I was younger, somewhere outside London. We were on bikes, and this older girl pulled up and said something racist that I won’t repeat. I will never forget that, because it was the first time, and I was like, “Oh, I am feeling different from everyone around me right now”.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗

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Monica Dolan
Another actress once said to me, “I’ve told you huge lies to make you feel good about yourself.” I’m not going to say who.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Adam Kay British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
A reviewer once called me “artistically bankrupt”, and it doesn’t feel like reviews can get much worse than that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗

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