Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Recorded John Waters said elsewhere, not written here
To my teachers in high school - that I didn't punch them in the mouth for discouraging all my interests.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

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Rick Astley Singer, songwriter and radio presenter
My wife, because she manages me and sometimes there isn’t time for niceties and we have to talk in a language that isn’t very marriage-like.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗
Jacqueline Wilson English novelist
A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2022 source ↗
Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor
To my 17-year-old daughter Isabella, whom I described in an interview last year as "keen on maths".
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
Alison Steadman British actress
I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

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