Alison Steadman: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

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

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Alison Steadman said elsewhere, not written here

I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

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Michelle Visage

My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗

Heidi Klum German-American model and TV host

When I was little, this boy would bully my friend and me all the time. One day, on our way home, we held him, put him to the ground and pushed his face full on into this big dog poo, and I’d like to say sorry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2016 source ↗

Josette Simon British actor

My dear friend Katy. I’m sorry that I couldn’t stop you from making the most devastating decision. She committed suicide.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2022 source ↗

Rosalind Eleazar

My closest friend at uni – I sometimes retreat from life in quite an extreme way, without word. Back then, I didn’t really understand what I was doing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗