Joe Wicks: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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

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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.

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Joe Wicks

British fitness coach, television presenter and author

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My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

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Jeremy Deller English artist

Either Stevie Wonder or Willie Nelson. Hopefully, no explanation required.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2020 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

Dr Denis Mukwege, because he is to sexualised violence against females what Mandela was to apartheid.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

Brooke Shields

Gloria Steinem.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2025 source ↗

James Taylor

Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗

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Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

My PE With Joe work, over the last weeks.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

I cried this morning when I was meditating, for the first time. I had this real feeling of gratitude that my dad survived his addiction.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

I would like to say sorry to my ex-girlfriend. I was with her for 10 years. I wish I’d treated her with more respect and been kinder at the end.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As someone who helped people live healthier lives.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

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