Tom Fletcher: When were you most embarrassed? — FLAPSS

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When were you most embarrassed?

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Tom Fletcher

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I was in Oliver! when I was 10 and I peed myself on stage in front of however many people the Palladium holds. It was the stuff of nightmares.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

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Olly Alexander English singer and actor

At the Mighty Hoopla festival, Kimberley and Nicola from Girls Aloud joined me on stage for a Girls Aloud song. I completely forgot the words.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗

If you’re a mother, you are embarrassing. Is that not just the way?

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

I was bumped as a guest on The Justin Lee Collins show for Bianca from EastEnders.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

I once did a record store signing in LA, which I had no business doing. No one was there – just staff. They were getting ready to close the shop and sweeping up.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗

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People who aren’t polite.

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Very complicated.

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I’m afraid of the dark.

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Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Complicated, chaotic, messy.

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

A pair of Back to the Future shoes. They were auctioned off for Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s charity, so I bid and I won. I am a huge fan of the films and if there was ever a pair of shoes I should own, it was those.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

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