Kellie Maloney: 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?

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.

Kellie Maloney

Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

Marcus Mumford

Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗

Beth Ditto American singer

There are far too many to choose.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗

Roger Moore

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗