Julien Macdonald: How close have you come to dying?

The question

How close have you come to dying?

Originally asked

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

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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Julien Macdonald

Welsh fashion designer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. It was horrendous.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗

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Sarah Millican English comedian

My sister saved me from drowning. I shouted at her because she pulled me out of the pool and hurt my arm.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2018 source ↗

Vanessa Redgrave British actress and activist

In April 2015 I nearly died, as my heart was finding it too difficult to keep my smoke-destroyed lungs going.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

Robert Carlyle Scottish actor

I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

Tess Daly English television presenter

On a motorway three years ago. An HGV hadn’t seen me and pulled out. My father-in-law’s a truck driver and he said black cars are not very visible. I don’t drive them any more.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗