James Norton: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded James Norton said elsewhere, not written here

My 13-year-old self, for all the resentment.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

Siri Hustvedt American novelist, essayist, poet

The man who asked me directions on the subway seven years ago: I am so sorry for sending you to Queens rather than to the Bronx.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2017 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 ↗

Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author

I would like to say sorry to my ex-girlfriend. I was with her for 10 years. I wish I’d treated her with more respect and been kinder at the end.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗

Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress

Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗