Jason Donovan: How close have you come to dying? — FLAPSS

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How close have you come to dying?

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Jason Donovan

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Maybe in the 1990s, but I was so selfish at the time, I wouldn’t really have noticed what was going on.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

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Eleanor Tomlinson English actress

A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.

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

Susan Calman Scottish comedian

On the back of an angry Icelandic pony when I was filming a show called Spending Dave’s Money with Phil Tufnell.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 November 2018 source ↗

A piece of scenery fell on my head during Richard II at the Globe theatre in 2019. I was very badly hurt.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

Mariella Frostrup

I’ve had a few hairy scrapes as a scuba diver.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

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Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Hardworking, authentic and honest.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

The inability to do things for myself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

My relationship with drugs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What do you believe happens when we die? Death & what remains

I don’t know and I don’t really care – I’ll be dead.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? Taste & recommendation

My own biography! Being serious, there’s an Australian novel by Gregory Roberts called Shantaram that I didn’t read through.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Healthy body and a healthy mind – very simple.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

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