MH
As a half-decent actor.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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Joe Wicks
British fitness coach, television presenter and author
As someone who helped people live healthier lives.
Andy Serkis
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Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.
As someone who tried, who had dignity, and stuck to what she believed in despite the storms.
Jane Asher
English actress and author
If my children remember me as fondly as I remember my mum, that would be a treat.
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Yesterday, because grief creeps up on you.
A Christian Dior coat.
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