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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Heidi Klum

German-American model and TV host

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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.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2016 source ↗

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Paul Merson English footballer and pundit
Walsall fans. I wanted to be a good manager but I was really bad with drink and gambling at the time. I should have done better.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗
It would be my mum. She was a terrible alcoholic and I spent a lot of my time kind of hating her but, in the past five years, I realised why she did what she did and I could forgive.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

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