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Getting to know Daphne Cassar... and her love for reading, tigers and a special cartoon character

Stephen Calleja Sunday, 19 December 2021, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

TVM journalist and presenter Daphne Cassar is a familiar face of the national station every morning. But what kind of pizza does she prefer? What items would she take on a deserted island? And probably you would not be surprised with her choice of cartoon character she feels she relates with.

TVM journalist and presenter Daphne Cassar is a familiar face of the national station every morning.

But what kind of pizza does she prefer? What items would she take on a deserted island?

And probably you would not be surprised with her choice of cartoon character she feels she relates with.

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What was the last book you read?

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Who is your favourite author?

I enjoy biographies and Stephen Leather for fiction

What was the last film you watched?

I, Robot

Which film have you seen multiple times and enjoyed every time you saw it?

Interstellar. The Foreigner.

Who is your favourite actor/actress?

Denzel Washington and Kate Winslet

What is your favourite TV series?

Anything adapted from Tom Clancy

What is your favourite game or sport to watch and play?

Football, gymnastics and athletics to watch; Basketball to play

Which team do you support?

Italy, but I have fondness for England

Which song would you sing at a karaoke night?

A chi

Who is your favourite singer/band?

The Doors

Which show/event would you like to attend/have attended?   

Jimmy Fallon

What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?

Charger that works by solar energy, mobile and blanket

Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?

I'm multi-sensory

What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

Fried jellyfish

What is that one thing you could not go a day without?

Water

Which fictional character do you relate to most?

Daphne from Scooby Doo

Do you check your horoscope?

I don’t check horoscope 

What age would you choose if you could be one age forever?

How I am... perfect age

What invention would you erase from history?

Every invention can be used to create good or destruction so change of use rather than erase

Would you like to know the day when you will die?

I don’t

 

What's your favourite animal?

Tiger

What's your favourite type of foreign food?

Lebanese 

What is your favourite hobby?

Reading 

What's your favourite season?

Spring 

What's your favourite ice cream topping?

Pistachio

What's your favourite board game?

Scrabble 

What is your favourite pizza?

Marinara 

What is your favourite colour?

Lilac

What is your favourite pasta dish?

Amatriciana 

What is your favourite cartoon show?

Casper 

What did you like to do most during the summer holidays?

Swim and play in the fields with brothers, sister and friends 

What career did you see yourself in when you were young?

Actress

What is your best childhood memory?

Going to theatre with dad and learning music with mum 

Did you learn how to ride a bike?

I didn’t 

Who was your super hero?

Wonder woman 

Which toy do you wish to have kept?

A black doll 

What subject did you excel in at school?

English 

What subject did you dislike the most in school?

Needlework 

Was there some family tradition that was never missed?

Weekly lunches 

What are the best values you owe to your parents?

Integrity, empathy and humbleness 

What would you change about yourself if you could?

I'm happy with myself 

What really makes you angry?

I'm quite rational so i reason rather than get angry

Is your glass half full or half empty?

It's a glass

Are you a sore loser?

I don’t enjoy losing but accept result if just

What is your biggest regret?

Better to regret choices made than the choices which aren't 

What’s the first thing you look for in a partner and/or friend?

Integrity

What is your greatest fear?

Don't fear

What is your life motto?

Everything is proportionate 

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

I loathe labels 

What's one thing that can instantly make your day better?

Music

If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you do or buy?

An Island 

If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?

Partner, Jim Morrison, Barack Obama, Galileo Galilei 

If you could bring one person back from the dead who’d it be?

Leonardo da Vinci

If you could time travel, when and where would you go?

A thousand years from now in another galaxy 

If you could relive one moment in your life, which would it be?

Being born 

If you could live anywhere outside Malta, where would it be?

Crete 

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Meze 

If you could know the truth behind a secret or mystery, which would it be?

What is infinity? What happens to humans when they perish?

If you could eliminate one of the seven deadly sins, which one would it be?

Greed because it is the root of the other six 

If you had to be given a superpower, what would you choose?

Fly

Coffee or tea?

Both

Walk or swim?

Both

Summer or winter?

Both

Italy or England?

Both

Restaurant or delivery?

Both

Early bird or night owl?

Both

Fish or meat?

Both

Mobile phone or TV?

Both

Black or white?

Both

Film or TV series?

Both

 

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