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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Mathew Varghese, an orthopaedic surgeon who runs India’s only polio ward in Delhi. He provides reconstructive surgery to help survivors walk.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2018 source ↗
My son, Jason, because he has overcome so much and continues to keep a smile on his face, and I just love that.
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
My brother, Michael. He is an academic and has devoted his life to scholarship; my life seems trivial by comparison. Bastard.
I am an ambassador for Rotary, and we are very close to eradicating polio. When I was younger, I lived in Mumbai and, as a kid from England, I was traumatised by seeing children on the street without limbs.
When I got a doctorate from my alma mater, Brunel. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor.
My dog, Mr Q, because he has the saddest look when I leave.
I was rejected by EastEnders, having been called three times. I was heartbroken.
Everyone cutting out social media for one day a week.
Redeeming mortgages. I did it for a few weeks, and it sealed the deal that I wanted a career in entertainment.
Audra McDonald, Isla Fisher, Julian Clary, Jane Asher, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Ruth Jones
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