Hugh Skinner: What does love feel like? — FLAPSS

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What does love feel like?

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Hugh Skinner

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Like nothing’s a problem.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

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Stephanie Beacham

It is all there is.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Rosanna Arquette American actress

Real love feels like freedom.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗

Henry R. Kravis Financier; co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Finding true love with my wife, Marie-Josée, has been one of the greatest gifts of my life.

Recorded KKR, 2024 source ↗

Eleanor Tomlinson English actress

Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗

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Question What is the trait you most deplore in others? Values & belief

Snobbishness, superiority, condescension.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Question What is the most important lesson life has taught you? Time & hindsight

Everything’s temporary, and how to make aioli.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I’d be happier being myself younger.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? Identity & self

Catastrophising.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life

People singing in the street.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

Question What is the worst thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

I’m not interested.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

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