Chris Bryant: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? — FLAPSS

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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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.

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Chris Bryant

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Zelenskyy for holding out against Putin.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

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Alison Moyet English singer

My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗

Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

Anyone who promotes peace.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗

David Haye British boxer

Muhammad Ali – he made boxing the glamorous sport it is today. Last month I launched a petition to grant him an honorary knighthood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2016 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

An earthquake in Peru forced me and a young man into the street, where he had to introduce me to his family at three in the morning.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Brave, naughty, diligent.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Totalitarianism in Europe.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

Mum, because I never really knew how to cope with her alcoholism.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Question When did you last change your mind about something important? Change of mind

When I worked out I was gay and decided to leave the church at 29.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Losing the 1992 general election.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

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