Steph McGovern
Broadcaster
As a good friend.
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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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.
I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
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Judy Murray
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Firm, fair, fun.
Burt Reynolds
American actor
He gave people laughter.
Malcolm Gladwell
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
As a writer who took cheering up his listeners seriously.
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View profile →To my mum, for never being able to live up to what she would have liked me to be. She always wanted me to be a little princess and I was never going to be that.
I am happiest right now. Things are going really well – my professional life, my personal life, my family life.
A BMW 6 series convertible. It was smashing.
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