I know they’ve been around for a few months now but this weekend I finally got round to watching all nine of Vogue’s ’73 Things You Never Knew About…’ videos on YouTube. In fact I got quite obsessed, going from Victoria Beckham to Blake Lively, Sarah Jessica Parker and Reese Witherspoon to name my favourite four. Not only was it really interesting to hear them divulge so much personal information but in some cases (but not all), it was so fascinating to have a good ‘nose’ around their amazing homes. To be honest, that’s what got me so obsessed – Reese Witherspoon’s house was stunning – with a huge trampoline in the garden! While Sarah Jessica’s NYC house was so incredibly stylish (as you’d expect), with a mix of antique and modern pieces.
If you fancy a quick tour round SJP’s home, here you go…
After watching all nine videos, I quite fancied having a go myself. So here you go my 73 Questions…
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
When my daughters met for the first time – at the hospital after Pops was born.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not really.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH?
Sushi.
5. INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER?
Instagram.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes.
7. DO YOU BAKE?
Yes.
8. DO YOU LIKE FLYING?
Not really but I do love being abroad.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No. Never.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL?
Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. I know they’re bad but they are so good!
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes, of course!
12. DO YOU THINK YOU’RE STRONG?
Physically, no. Mentally, yes.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM?
Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough or Fish Food.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their smile.
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My feet.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My parents live in Wales, I miss them a lot.
18. WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS READING IT?
The Help.
19. WHAT FILM MADE YOU CRY THE MOST?
Watership Down.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Pasta bolognese.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
CBeebies on the TV
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Yellow.
23. FAVOURITE SMELL?
Honeysuckle flowers.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My husband.
25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Beach house every time.
26. FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Rugby union.
27. HAIR COLOUR?
Brown.
28. EYE COLOUR?
Brown.
29. PUPPIES OR KITTENS?
Puppies.
30. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Chocolate.
31. SCARY FILM OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Both.
32. LAST FILM YOU WATCHED?
Gone Girl.
33. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I’m not reading anything at the moment.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Kisses.
36. FAVOURITE DESSERT?
Chocolate fondant.
37. FAVOURITE ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE?
My kitchen.
38. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON FACEBOOK?
Around ten years.
39. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COUNTRY TO VISIT?
France.
40. WHAT WAS THE LAST COUNTRY YOU VISITED?
France.
41. DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING?
Yes, a younger brother.
42. FAVOURITE SOUND?
My babies laughing.
43. ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Thailand.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I’m good at making brownies.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Wales.
47. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Just outside London.
48. FAVOURITE HITCHCOCK MOVIE?
Marnie.
49. WHAT BOOK HAVE YOU READ AGAIN AND AGAIN?
The Great Gatsby.
50. FAVOURITE TV SERIES THAT’S ON NOW.
Game of Thrones.
51. DARK CHOCOLATE OR MILK CHOCOLATE?
Milk.
52. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK?
Ribena Light. Has to be the ‘light’ version, that’s very important!
53. WHO IS YOUR GIRL CRUSH?
Olivia Palermo.
54. WHAT WAS THE FIRST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
ET.
55. HEELS OR FLATS?
These days I wear more flats.
56. FAVOURITE BED TIME STORY?
Miffy.
57. BATH OR SHOWER?
Bath
58. WHATS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A MUM?
Tantrums.
59. FAVOURITE BAND?
Kings of Leon.
60. FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST?
Lana Del Rey
61. TO BE OR NOT TO BE?
To be.
62. WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
Let There Be Chocolate.
63. BEST GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
My kids.
64. BEST GIFT YOU’VE EVER GIVEN?
My kids.
65. FAVOURITE FRUIT?
Strawberries.
66. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST PET?
A gold fish.
67. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
Trivial Pursuit – TV edition.
68. HOW DO YOU HAVE YOUR COFFEE?
I don’t drink coffee.
69. BEST INVENTION?
The dishwasher.
70. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS?
Diamonds.
71. BLOW DRY OR AIR DRY?
Blow dry.
72. CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE SHAMPOO?
A mix of both.
73. HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Not too difficult.
Why not give the 73 Question challenge a go yourself? I’d love to read your answers.
This is one of my all time favourite posts!!!!
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Oh wow thank you!! xx
Love this Heledd but I feel like I could say something about all your answers, haha, don’t worry I won’t! Game of Thrones though, my favourtie! So excited for the new series. Such a great read and my hubby is out tonight so I will be going to bed early and watching all those videos, love Blake Lively and SJP xx
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Hayley I promise you’ll be hooked and end up watching all nine. Enjoy!! You’re in for a treat xx
I think I love you even more now!!!! Please be my BFF! 🙂 Jess x Fab post!
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Yay!! I’d love to be xxxx
I love this post Heledd! So lovely to learn more about you! 🙂 The only Vogue one I watched in full was the Victoria Beckham one — but only because I saw the spoof one on YouTube first!! It’s absolutely hilarious! Apparently VB herself re-tweeted it!! x
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Yes, I’ve seen that too!! It’s hilarious and I love that she saw the funny side and retweeted it. Shows that she’s got a good sense of humour, even if she only smiles from the inside!!
I loved reading more about you Heledd! My dad made me promise when I was younger I would never watch Watership Down as he feared I would be an emotional wreck haha- to this day I still haven’t watched it! 😉
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Probably for the best Katie, it’s horrific! Your dad was right to tell you not to watch it. Thanks hon xx
This is brill Heledd I too was traumatised by Water-ship down, but my worse film is the Elephant Man I hate how cruel people were to him, it really upsets me, in fact I couldn’t watch it now it upsets me even thinking about it. Its lovely to know all these little things about you xx
Brilliant idea for a post. So lovely to learn all about you x
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Oh thank you! Was a little self indulgent but I enjoyed doing it xx
What a fab post, off to watch the videos now too. Why don’t you vlog one too???
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Because I’m a big scaredy cat!! Need to get my head round the vlog thing.
OMG, I can’t believe I haven’t actually commented on this post. I adore it. You are so gorgeous in every way. I have now watched all the videos and love them. Amy Adams is my favourite because she is just so darn lovely. Thanks for inspiring me to tackle 73 questions myself. I love you, Mrs H. Hugs Mrs H xxxx
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Lucy you are so lovely, I’m so glad you did your 73 questions, I loved reading yours too. Amy Adams does seem nice but I think my favourite was Blake Lively, she’s just so cool! Big Hugs back xx
I love these type of posts! I need to go watch the vogue videos now – oh, and I also love trivial pursuit but no-one ever wants to play it with me 🙁
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Fab post, is gully hadn’t heard about it until I read your post. I love to learn things about the people behind the blogs and lots of answers would be the same.
Love this post! So nice to get to know you a bit more. I nodded along with so many of your answers – Kings of Leon are awesome!
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OMG they’re so awesome!! Can’t wait to see them live again – I hope! Thank you hon, it was such a fun post to do. Although I did think about making a vlog out of it, I chickened out. One day! xxx
Watership Down should be an 18. That and Dark Crystal. I wouldn’t watch Dark Crystal for £100.
Anyway, I love this list. I’m an inherently nosy person (aren’t we all?!?) so it was right up my street.
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I totally agree!! Watership Down is not suitable for kids. I haven’t heard of Dark Crystal but will now keep my kids away from that one too. I’m such a nosy person, which is why I loved all these videos. Thanks hon xx
Hehe so interesting to read all those things I do love posts like this, because I am really nosey! Hehe
Thanks for introducing me to this series of shorts 🙂 I used to love SJP and so it is interesting to see her in her home environment.
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I have never heard of this til now! Will try and get round to watching the videos, love sjp!
I’m off to look at these videos – I think nosing around peoples’ houses should be a legitimate hobby. Love the questions. Think we should all give them a go! Georgie xx
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Please do!! It was lots of fun, I’d love to read yours xx
Great post – I love having a nose into people lives. I definitely need to watch those u tube videos x
Fab post! I must have been on another planet as I’ve not seen these before but will take a look as love celeb stuff. I don’t drink coffee either and I always feel like I’m missing out on the ‘cool coffee club’ with their Starbucks, Nero and Costa. I love the smell and idea of it but just hate the taste!
Ah I love this post! I too LOVE Vogue’s 73 questions – SJP is my favourite (I adore her!) but it appears I have missed out on a few of the videos, I didn’t realise Mrs Beckham has done one for starters! You know what I’ll be doing tonight 😉
Also really lovely to know more about you! And I’m with you on the style crush too. Olivia Palermo is amazing isn’t she?!
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Totally amazing! I actually want to be her. Yes VB did one in her London shop and there’s a really funny alternative version floating around too. Enjoy xxx
I love this! I think a lot of my answers would be the same, especially the sushi and chocolate parts! Yum xx
Lovely – I must check out those Vogue questions too!
Awesome post – I loved the SJP interview 🙂 so interesting to see your answers to your 73 – we had loads the same but probably the same different. I was with you all the way with tantrums…living the dream with those at the mo! I want to go watch the rest now!!! I need more time 😉 xxxx #TheList
Brilliant, I love this post. I’m totally a Summer girl too x
Fab post my love, I might do this xx
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Have you watched them? They’re so addictive. Yes, do it! Such a fun post to do. xx
love this post. it inspired me to do my own 73 questions! but you forgot question 41…
After wanting to do this since I read it here, today I was finally successful
https://supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/73-questions/
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