The question
Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My mother, because when I’m stressed, I can be really horrible to her.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗
To people who I’ve made a really quick joke about on stage and hurt.
To Mark Smith, a boy we bullied at primary school. I’ve always felt terrible about it.
When I was little, this boy would bully my friend and me all the time. One day, on our way home, we held him, put him to the ground and pushed his face full on into this big dog poo, and I’d like to say sorry.
To anyone I’ve hurt unintentionally.
An actor. I watched a lot of TV because we lived in the countryside and the weather was so bad.
I’ve a phobia of statues. It does go back to childhood. My parents brought me to look at a French church late at night. Since then I can’t deal with them.
Funny Irish woman.
Someone once saw me in a play and said that I was disgusting.
You are your own greatest asset.
Any time I’m in rehearsals.
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