Phoebe Dynevor: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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.

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Phoebe Dynevor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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Roger Moore

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Tom Ford

Gloria Steinem.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2020 source ↗

Russell Tovey English actor

This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗

Tina Fey

Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

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