Jim Kerr: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Jim Kerr said elsewhere, not written here

A friend named Paul Hill [one of the Guildford Four] spent 15 years in prison doing time for crimes he did not commit. We communicate most days. I admire the hell out of him.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

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Angus Deayton English actor, comedian, presenter and writer

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2016 source ↗

Kate Nash British musician

My mum, because she’s been a nurse for over 40 years. She works in a hospice, and there’s no bullshit with her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗

James Corden English actor and comedian

My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

Adwoa Aboah British fashion model

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗