Julien Macdonald: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

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.

Recorded Julien Macdonald said elsewhere, not written here

Karl Lagerfeld.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗

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Trevor Noah

Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Sally Field Actor

Malala Yousafzai, Martina Navratilova, Misty Copeland, and Hillary Clinton.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2016 source ↗

Charles Collingwood

Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

Martin Kemp English musician and actor

Buzz Aldrin. I met him about 10 years ago and all I could do was look at his feet. What greater thing can you do than walk on the moon?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 July 2018 source ↗