Kellie Maloney: How would you describe what love feels like to you?

The question

How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Kellie Maloney

Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Love comes in different aspects. There’s sexual love, companion love and unconditional love, and I think you only have unconditional love with your children or your pets.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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Robert Bathurst English theatre and television actor

Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Andrew O'Hagan Scottish author

Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

Tuppence Middleton

A perfect cup of coffee – warm, bittersweet, anxiety-inducing and delicious.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗

Olly Alexander English singer and actor

Like something or someone is part of your DNA, the fabric of who you are.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗