The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Jill Nalder. Lydia West played her character in It’s a Sin. She was on the wards with nurses caring for patients who were dying [of Aids] when lots of people wouldn’t go near them.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗
At the moment, Ukraine’s president.
Judi Dench – not only is she super talented but she is also really humble.
Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.
At the Mighty Hoopla festival, Kimberley and Nicola from Girls Aloud joined me on stage for a Girls Aloud song. I completely forgot the words.
It’s the stuff about my appearance that sticks. I read I had a face like a crumpled napkin and teeth that could till a field.
I can be an overthinker and a vicious self-critic.
Like something or someone is part of your DNA, the fabric of who you are.
Early in my career I got really close to being one of the kids in the Narnia movie. I remember being crushed.
Carrie Fisher, Grace Coddington, Laurence Fox, Ed Harris, Sam Neill, Sheridan Smith
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