Andi Oliver: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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.

Andi Oliver

British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

To my brother, because when we were kids I didn’t understand his illness and it used to irritate me.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

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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 ↗

Patricia Hodge English actress

I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗

Lionel Shriver American author

He knows who he is. I’ve apologised. I wish it made more difference.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 May 2016 source ↗

Adam Clayton

To all my ex-girlfriends because I never turned into the person I thought I was. And to Naomi Campbell, for not being ready to deal with my addictions.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗