Philippa Perry: âIâm a bit face blind.â Photograph: PÃ¥l Hansen/The Guardian Philippa Perry: âIâm a bit face blind.â Photograph: PÃ¥l Hansen/The Guardian Sat 5 Jun 2021 04.30 EDT What is your greatest fear? Being late. Being told to hurry up by my father. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Desperation for acceptance and approval. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Their desperation for acceptance and approval. What was your most embarrassing moment? Iâm a bit face-blind. I wish I hadnât asked Stephen Fry, âWhat do you do?â Mortifying. If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?