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.
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗
I have great hopes for Barack Obama.
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
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.
My mum, because she raised five children. I am raising two and it’s hard work.
Christmas Day in Nottingham. I am happiest when I am with all of my family, and last year Jonny and I got engaged.
I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
Definitely a Carpenters track.
To my teachers, for not paying attention.
Mel Giedroyc, Anna Paquin, Eugene Levy, Phil Daniels, Elisabeth Moss, Zoë Wanamaker
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