Jessica Hynes: 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 Jessica Hynes said elsewhere, not written here

Angelina Jolie, because she really seems to get shit done.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

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Mary Portas English retail consultant

My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

Laverne Cox

Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

Lily Tomlin Comedian and actor

My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2022 source ↗

Adeel Akhtar British actor

My mum, because she smuggled me into the National Youth Theatre during summer time when my dad didn’t want me to be an actor, and she’s seen everything I’ve done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗