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

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

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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

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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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Steffi Graf German tennis player

The man I know the best: Andre.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

Sinéad O'Connor Irish singer and songwriter

Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

Lorraine Pascale British model and cook

Oprah – she's achieved so much.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

Ethan Hawke Actor, director and novelist

Mike Leigh: his work is important.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2015 source ↗

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When I was 17, my friends and I threw a fashion show for a breast cancer charity. Breast cancer is something my mum went through when I was 14, so prevention is very close to my heart. Our singer, who was performing during the fashion show, dropped out at the last minute so I had to step in. It’s on video, and my sister always brings it up.

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

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

So many things. Every headline in the newspaper, global warming … the list goes on.

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

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Silly, loving and, as an Aries, passionate.

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

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in Shoreditch, London.

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

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.

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

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

That everything happens for a reason.

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

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