The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
Richard Hamilton – as my teacher at college, he greatly influenced my ways of seeing art and the world.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2010 source ↗
My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.
Michael Palin. He’s managed to master several disciplines. He’s also proved that being nice doesn’t mean boring.
Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.
Meghan Markle. I don’t know how she continues to walk through this world with the grace, strength, and purpose that she does given the unbearable amount of vitriol and hate she has been subjected to, but she does. I wish she didn’t have to.
Not receiving a dukedom.
Kate Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Craig David, Billy Ocean, Martin Kemp, Laura Mvula
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