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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
In my second year at Oxford University. There was much lolling over the side of punts on the river with languid male companions plying me with cheap champagne.
When I am doing things that I feel I am not obliged to do.
Right now. I am a very blessed man.
My children’s births, and when I won the Bake Off.
Still biting my nails.
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
Heights. For Children in Need, I had to abseil off the Orbit in the Olympic Park. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve done.
When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.
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