Nikki Amuka-Bird: 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 Nikki Amuka-Bird said elsewhere, not written here

A business-class flight. Pure indulgence.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗

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Alison Steadman British actress

I once bought the most expensive moisturiser in the shop and it brought me out in spots. Lesson learned.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Erin O'Connor English model

An electric-yellow mohair rug.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

Craig Charles English actor

A Rolls-Royce. I met my wife, Jackie, when I was filming a Lynda La Plante drama called The Governor. I fell in love with her instantly and I was bullshitting that I had a Rolls-Royce. When I finished filming, she decided to leave her country and come and live with me in London. On the way to the airport, I phoned my PA and said, “Go and buy a Rolls-Royce.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2024 source ↗

Derek Sivers Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want

there is a flight leaving in 20 minutes, but there's only two first class seats left and it's going to be like $7,000." And I went, "All right, let's do it. Put us on that flight."

Recorded Dan Riley, podcast transcript, Keep Talking, 26 February 2025 source ↗