Nick Frost: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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It would be my mum. She was a terrible alcoholic and I spent a lot of my time kind of hating her but, in the past five years, I realised why she did what she did and I could forgive.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗

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Jon Snow

I am too ashamed to answer.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

Clara Amfo Broadcaster

I never said it out loud, but I had this “Why aren’t you like the other mums?” energy towards my mum. Now I am an adult, I am happy that she came here from Ghana and remained who she was, but for a long time I resented her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗

Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer

To my mum, for never being able to live up to what she would have liked me to be. She always wanted me to be a little princess and I was never going to be that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗

Charlotte Rampling English actress

I’ve said sorry to the people I have to say sorry to.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2022 source ↗

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