Max Whitlock: 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 Max Whitlock said elsewhere, not written here

Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

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Elaine Paige English singer and actress

The Queen. Long may she reign.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗

Jessica Brown Findlay English actress

My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗

Kim Wilde English pop singer

Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Kevin Rowland British singer