Bobbi Brown: 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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Bobbi Brown

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My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

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Corinne Bailey Rae

My mum, for the way that she brought up her three children and managed to make her money work. She worked as a cleaner for all these families we went to church with. She would cycle there with my little sister on the back of her bike – we didn’t have a car. She had an amazing mind for planning and organising so that we got to do ballet, we went to Brownies.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

Sandy Powell British costume designer

My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

I have great hopes for Barack Obama.

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

Jess Phillips British politician

Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗

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I teared up when I did a voiceover for my memoir while talking about my mother-in-law, whom I adored and miss so much.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Pure happiness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

A Human Touch massage chair in every house.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

When I got hit by a car in my home town.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Feeling and being unfocused.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Safety of loved ones.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

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