Grace Coddington: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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.

Grace Coddington

Welsh former model and creative director

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Meera Syal British writer and actress

My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗

Carrie Fisher Actor and writer

David Spade’s assistant.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2001 source ↗

Nick Robinson British political journalist

My wife, because she has to live with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2013 source ↗

Jennifer Hudson American singer and actress

Aretha Franklin. I mean, she’s Aretha! That says it all.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

That one doesn’t stay agile all your life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

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