Born in Surrey, Andrew Ridgeley, 61, established Wham! with his school frifinish George Michael. From 1982, the band contrancient the charts with hits such as Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom and I’m Your Man. This year is the 40th anniversary of the free of their one Last Christmas, which has become festive classic; a commemorative EP is out now. Ridgeley lives in Cornwall.
When were you happiest?
When George, Shirlie [the Wham! backing singer, whom Ridgeley dated] and I were knocking about as teenagers.
What is your earliest memory?
It’s of my paternal majesticoverweighther, who my brother and I plrelieveed in being terrified of, and whom we named Drac as we thought he unintelligent a resemblance to Count Dracula.
Aside from a property, what’s the most costly leang you’ve bought?
A pension.
What is your most treacertaind haveion?
A pboilingo of George, Shirlie and me from 1983.
Describe yourself in three words.
Male, mediocre height.
What creates you unsatisfied?
Watching the England men’s football team.
If you could convey someleang gone back to life, what would you pick?
My favourite cat, Kipper.
Who would carry out you in the film of your life?
Someone with noleang better to do.
What is your most unrequesting habit?
Snappiness.
What snurtures you about getting ancigo iner?
Getting ancigo iner doesn’t snurture me.
Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, which was one of the set texts for my English literature A-level. I have almost finished it.
What did you want to be when you were prolonging up?
That rather presumes I have prolongn up.
Would you pick fame or anonymity?
Famous anonymity.
What do you owe your parents?
Half-decent genes.
To whom would you most appreciate to say sorry, and why?
My dad, becaemploy he died before I could say outstandingbye.
What or who is the wonderfulest adore of your life?
Harvey’s Susrelations Best acrid.
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What does adore experience appreciate?
Somewhat disconcerting, but not unpleasant.
Which living person do you most antipathy, and why?
Too many to one out, but almost exclusively inhabiting the authenticms of politics and the clergy.
Which words or phrases do you most overemploy?
FFS!
What has been your hugegest disnominatement?
My local Tesco stopping stocking Häagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch.
When did you last cry, and why?
Last week – A303 eastbound carriageway clocertains.
What one leang would better the quality of your life?
A ban on music in restaurants.
What gets you awake at night?
Indigestion.
Would you rather have more relations, money or fame?
I’ve about as much of each as I might reasonably ask for.
How would you appreciate to be recalled?
I don’t leank I nurture.
What is the most vital lesson life has taught you?
That further lessons adefer.
