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My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2020 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?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.
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Reggie Yates
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As someone who tried to keep learning, and wanted to help.
As a great songwriter.
Ralf Little
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Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.
For bringing positivity to people.
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Now. During the period of Covid, I have had the opportunity to rethink and I’ve got a new gift of cherishing now.
I spend most money on my garden.
When I had a bicycle accident when I was 24. I was on a bridge going down; the bicycle broke and I smashed to the ground, face first. I broke my jaw and my teeth, and had to have plastic surgery. It all took half a year and then, funnily enough, I got my first big job – a TV series – with what I thought of then as this big, ugly scar.
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