What does this say about me?
A reader reveals what their favourite possession says about them – and Miranda Sawyer explains what it really says about them.
My bog snorkel: 'I’ll give anything a try’
Jen, a B&B owner, isn’t afraid of a muddy river in Wales
My Cavalier uniform: ‘I hope I’m a good leader’
Thomas, a retired teacher, is a proud member of the English Civil War Society
My Jeremy Corbyn tattoo: ‘I have no regrets’
Kierran, a backpacker, had the Labour leader’s face tattooed on his back while travelling in Australia. By Mirander Sawyer
My Coke collection: 'I love stuff from the 90s'
Ladi, 26, vintage clothes trader, has a collection of 250 items of Coca-Cola merchandise. By Miranda Sawyer
My trucks: ‘They bring out the kid in me’
Ian, 43, an air-conditioning engineer, owns three remote-controlled rock crawlers. He assembled them himself and often drives them up peaks near Sheffield, where he lives. By Miranda Sawyer
My royal family memorabilia: ‘I think the Queen is wonderful’
Liz, 69 and a Women’s Institute member, has been collecting china and crystal royal family memorabilia for 35 years. She made the Queen cardboard cut-out for a celebratory WI meeting. By Miranda Sawyer
My fabrics: ‘I’m a perfectionist. The colour has to be exactly right’
Rhianna Ellington, 25, a textile designer, creates a bold aesthetic around modern themes – and even her own colouring and tattoos are dramatic. By Miranda Sawyer
My canal boat: ‘It’s a bid for hippy freedom’
For the past year Patrick, 25, a fashion editor on Schön! magazine, has lived in London with his brother on their canal boat, the Enfant Terrible
My pet rats: ‘They are always happy to see me’
Donna, a 29-year-old risk consultant, adores caring for rats and breeding them in her spare time. She currently has seven adults and 11 babies. By Miranda Sawyer
My home-made seat of power: ‘I’m obsessed with Game of Thrones’
Victoria, a 36-year-old actor, has 28 signatures from the cast – including Kit Harington’s – on her homemade iron throne
My ostrich costume: ‘It says I have a height complex’
Rose, a 24-year-old actor, is an adept street performer who doesn’t shy away from being silly. By Miranda Sawyer
My virtual-reality headset: ‘VR has the potential to educate and connect people’
Stef, 30, a game designer, says her eyes have been opened
My phone box: ‘I hate it when quality things go to waste’
Paul, 69, a semi-retired IT consultant, says he loves repurposing old objects
My unicorn handbag: ‘It’s sort of childish, but you’re as young as you want to be’
Shady, a 21-year-old fashion blogger, bought Percy in her My Little Pony phase
My statue: ‘Wagner is my biggest hero. I’m obsessed’
James, a 27-year-old solicitor, bought this 3ft statue of Wagner from a shop in Shoreditch. It was made by German artist Ottmar Hörl
My hut: ‘It says I’m looking for a place to go for inspiration’
Kathryn, 33, uses her Finnish kota hut to work in, and as a pop-up restaurant
My microlight: ‘It says I like to escape’
Nigel, 53, likes nothing more than taking to the air in his little plane
My pet snake: ‘It says I’m not a judgmental person’
Peter, 33, is a shop worker with an unusual pet
My clothes: ‘They wear me, in a way’
Robert, 24, is a menswear student who hasn’t bought any clothes since he was 16
My rose fascinator: ‘It says I’m a sensual being’
This velvet rose headpiece was created by Bink, 41, a self-taught, self-employed milliner
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