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

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.

Sadie Frost

English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

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Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author

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.

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

Nancy Pelosi

My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

Anne-Marie Duff British actress

All the Paralympic athletes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2012 source ↗

Andrea Bocelli

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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Eight years ago, I didn’t sleep for more than two hours a night and was very skinny. I went to a sleep clinic, and learned techniques to switch my mind off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗