Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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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.
As somebody who loved people, was always curious, a loyal friend, a mother, wife, always positive and authentic.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗
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Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
With a blue plaque.
Sofia Helin
Swedish actress
My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
Ivan Lendl
Czech and American tennis player
As a guy who had fun.
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Working in McDonald’s when I was 16. It was about 90p an hour. Because I was always late, they made me “trash walk” the length of Kentish Town high street and pick up the McDonald’s rubbish.
Can I have more than three? Creative, kind, a grafter, engaging, loyal, fun and generous.
A radio presenter said I had yellow teeth – to my face. When I was 45, a manager in LA said I was too old to work in Hollywood; and then she rang my agent and said, “Can you tell your client never to wear that perfume again because it made me feel sick.”
I lose bank cards, I’m untidy, I get bored very quickly.
Not getting into drama school when I was 17. In those days, the first thing people said was, “Where did you train?”
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