The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Passionate, gobby, flabby.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
Steady, reaching, bewildered.
Independent, curious and funny.
Scruffy, infuriating and kind.
Curious, thoughtful and kind.
The second agent I had said: “The thing is, you look like something but then you open your mouth.” So I got myself a sketch show and left, and she lost out.
Coldness, selfishness.
A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
Growing three brains.
I think I had a close shave with the taxi driver John Worboys. I was in Soho and going back to Chiswick where I lived, and I got a black cab. This guy wouldn’t stop talking and he offered me champagne, and I said: “I don’t like champagne.” It went a bit quiet and I thought I’d offended him. Then I remember going: “Hang on a minute, you shouldn’t be drinking champagne if you’re driving.” And he said: “I’ve just won the lottery and I’m finished after this.” I had a lucky escape.
My kids navigating the world as it is today – and daddy longlegs.
Chris Bryant, Paula Wilcox, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Bonnar, Erin Doherty, Leona Lewis
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