Jenny Agutter: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Jenny Agutter said elsewhere, not written here

A £400 Zandra Rhodes dress for the royal premiere of The Railway Children. More recently, a Wurlitzer jukebox for my husband’s birthday.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗

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Kiell Smith-Bynoe

An office in the garden.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist

My electric car: it’s a hybrid Cadillac.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

Susan Calman Scottish comedian

A Tiffany watch for my wife. The security guard was following us, so I deliberately bought a really expensive watch to prove we had money. I don’t think I’ve seen her wear it.

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

Michael Kiwanuka English singer-songwriter

A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗