Clive Myrie: Which moment embarrassed you most?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A verbatim recurring question in The Guardian's Q&A series.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Clive Myrie said elsewhere, not written here

Being called upon by President Bush to ask him a question at a press conference when I wasn’t there. He called my name … and there was no response!

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

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Richard Coles British musician, writer, presenter and priest

My paso doble on Strictly Come Dancing would be hard to beat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Paul Merson English footballer and pundit

When you jump out of addiction and look back, things like drink-driving and sitting in crack houses are not good.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

Jane Asher English actress and author

When I was a teenager, I laughed at a joke I didn’t understand. Whoever told the joke turned to me and said, “What are you laughing at?” Of course I didn’t know and he obviously knew I didn’t know. It was excruciating.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗

Giovanna Fletcher

At the TV Baftas last year I was wearing these heels that had stiff bows on the front. One heel locked into the other bow and I went arse over tit.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗