Julian Clary: 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 Julian Clary said elsewhere, not written here

Dame Joan Collins. She insists on being happy whatever is going on and, despite being a Tory, is a very caring person.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

Jo Brand English entertainer

All women who slog their guts out every day, quietly getting on with bringing up their families.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2015 source ↗

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗

Prue Leith South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer

Desmond Tutu. If there is a God, He must find his Cape Town archbishop a big relief from the humourlessness of pontificating prelates.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗