Chris Bryant: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

What accomplishment matters most to you?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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

Chris Bryant

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Getting elected as MP for the Rhondda in 2001 despite everyone saying I was too “exotic” or “flamboyant”, ie gay.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

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Gemma Whelan English actress

Recovering from anorexia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗

Michelle Collins

That I am still creative.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

Paying my rent and being able to support my family from making music.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

Mellody Hobson Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

I remember the day. It was just such a big day. It happened to be the same day that I got to be on the cover of Forbes. And I remember just being so overwhelmed by the opportunity that we had at hand, that we had closed this $1.45 billion fund - first time - probably in the top five of first-time funds ever that had been closed.

Recorded Kathleen J. McInnis, Smart Women, Smart Power podcast, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 28 August 2024 source ↗