Andrea Bocelli: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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

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My father, with whom I had a complex relationship: often, when I was young, his desire to protect me clashed with the stubbornness of my choices.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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Greg James British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

The person who had to empty the bin on that train to Oxford.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Sally Lindsay

When I was 17 I didn’t visit my gran for six weeks as I was out partying. At the end of that summer she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I never saw the real her again. I would love to say sorry to her as I loved her so much.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗

Julian Clary English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter

I’ve made some terrible remarks about people over the years in the interests of light entertainment, and I regret them all.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2022 source ↗

Christy Turlington Burns American model

To strangers. Living in New York, I see individuals every day who are invisible to so many. I want to say sorry that so many of us think their pain and suffering is not our own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗

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

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗