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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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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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Jessica Brown Findlay English actress
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗
Yayoi Kusama Japanese artist
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
Natalie Imbruglia
Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗
Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013
Jason Queally, a former teammate. He is older than me and was Olympic champion in Sydney. The way he mentored me, even though he knew I would be a rival, was amazing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗

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