Melanie Blatt
English singer
Now, with time and wisdom you know your happy places.
When were you happiest?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My wedding day last year. It was supposed to be 4 April and, in the end, it was 12 September.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗
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Holding my two babies, Phoebe and Amber, for the first time.
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Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
Gary Barlow
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We’re in such a good place now as a family. It’s the same for my career. I say no to so many things; I never used to be able to.
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I used to do silver service waitressing at parties and events. The job was great, but there was constant harassment and groping from older men, and I hadn’t found my voice yet. It’s terrifying when you are young and you need a job.
A ballet dancer. I danced from age two to 19. Giving up was not a choice; I had complications in an ankle operation.
Spending over half my life under Tory rule.
The thought of infinity.
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.
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