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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
For winning that elusive Oscar.
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As a decent bloke.
As somebody who loved people, was always curious, a loyal friend, a mother, wife, always positive and authentic.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
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A man. I have always fought against being gender specific. I just don’t like being identified as female: I’m a person.
The world doesn’t reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.
Between 2007 and 2016, I had a large white rabbit called WillyFred. I was happiest pressing my ear to his fur and hearing his heart beat.
Everyone comes to me for advice, and I wish they didn’t. I negotiate fees for other artists, give advice on property, on food, on clothes, on pensions. I can be standing on a corner in another country and someone will approach me for help.
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