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

The question

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.

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

Tamsin Greig

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗

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George Michael English singer-songwriter

Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗

Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 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 ↗

Tina Brown British and American journalist

Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗