Katie Melua: When were you most embarrassed?

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Forty-eight hours after giving birth, I sent a picture that someone had sent me of their baby to a WhatsApp group, thinking it was my son (they kind of looked similar). Mortifying.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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Graydon Carter

That time I congratulated a waitress on being pregnant.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗

Naga Munchetty

I was 17 and about to go on a first date with my first boyfriend. I was so desperate for my mum not to meet him that I was trying to get to the door before she did. I ran down the stairs as she opened it, and slid down the last five steps on my arse.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Being an actor is inherently embarrassing. You have to embrace it.

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

Liev Schreiber American actor

When I was 19 I worked at a gay bar while I was at drama school in London. One of the guys I worked with was Glaswegian and I learned the dialect from him. The acting teacher at the school said, “Liev, you’ve got the region but you’ve missed the character entirely” because I played Jimmy Boyle in a very camp Glaswegian accent.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗