I thought I’d say something like Trump or Putin so I could put right all the things etc, etc. But then I realised that this is a serious hypothetical issue so there’s no doubt whatsoever. I’d be Jessica Fletcher.
Now you’re talking! What’s more, you having humming the theme tune, dum dum dum dum da
I would like to be a custom built person who I don't think ever existed. A woman who was brilliant at art, ballet dancing, playing the violin, writing, swimming, driving, riding a horse, sewing, cooking and knitting. I would also like to be taller, thinner, with longer legs and thick shiny long black hair. Oh and much younger of course.
Failing that I would like to be Clive Myrie but only for a short while not for ever.
We were set this as an essay question when we were about 12, a class of grammar-school girls being ‘someone else for a day’. Florence Nightingale, Gladys Aylward, Helen Keller were popular I remember. I wrote about being Diana Ross, much to my teacher’s displeasure!
I would like to come back as someone like Nichola Peltz. Remaining an adult baby with parents who pay for everything and be shielded from all the normal worries of just living would be wonderful.
I’d like to live my life again, making a few tweaks and being more confident, I’ve had a mainly happy and contented life. I’d marry the same man, have the same children but take up opportunities missed.
I think I'd like to be Dolly Parton. What a life she's had, and by her own efforts she's helped loads of others too. And she can sing and write great songs.
I would like to be a custom built person who I don't think ever existed. A woman who was brilliant at art, ballet dancing, playing the violin, writing, swimming, driving, riding a horse, sewing, cooking and knitting. I would also like to be taller, thinner, with longer legs and thick shiny long black hair. Oh and much younger of course.
Failing that I would like to be Clive Myrie but only for a short while not for ever.
I couldn’t think of anyone. Taylor Swift, maybe, young, talented and adored. But I’d be taking early retirement soon from the endless touring, and I wouldn’t want the social media pressure the young ‘uns get these days. Maybe I’ll just do me again, but tweak one or two things with the benefit of hindsight.
We were set this as an essay question when we were about 12, a class of grammar-school girls being ‘someone else for a day’. Florence Nightingale, Gladys Aylward, Helen Keller were popular I remember. I wrote about being Diana Ross, much to my teacher’s displeasure!
I now have an image of Diana Ross in her heyday, playing Florence Nightingale in a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber! 😂
I’d like to be Joanna Lumley. She gets the best parts and Travelogues and wears fab clothes.
I'd be Jack Black. He's funny, makes music and is able to perform on stage without shaking like a leaf like me who wanted to be a concert pianist but suffered so badly with nerves.
Alternatively, Nina Simone. What a voice. What a talent.