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What worries you about getting older?Originally asked
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Not being able to run.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗
That I’m going to start commenting “Wow” under AI images I think are real.
I understand that you lose the register of hearing that enables you to hear crickets, and when I can’t hear crickets in the summer I’ll be really sad.
Nothing. I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you.
The fact that I smoke.
I talk too much.
I get a lot of abuse online because of my opposition to the assault on Gaza. The abuse is horrific, but I’ve learned to ignore it. The integrity of how you live your life is more important than what strangers think.
I vowed never to marry, but we got married as soon as we could after lockdown. I used to think it was patriarchal but when same-sex marriage became legal, I thought: OK, great, this institution has finally changed.
A deep sense that they will be fine in the world without me.
I worked in a supermarket on the Kings Road when I was 17, standing by the beers, wines and spirits to make sure people didn’t shoplift. They were such horrible employers that I didn’t care whether people shoplifted or not.
Impulsive, enthusiastic, determined.
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