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

The question

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.

Shirley Hughes

English illustrator and author

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My sons for their bravery, and my daughter and daughters-in-law for being working mothers and always being able to make me laugh.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

Anybody who invests the lion’s share of their time in helping others.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Andy Roddick American tennis player

I look up to people such as Andre Agassi who use their fame as a pedestal for causes. He was great to me early on in my career.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2015 source ↗

David Baddiel Comedian and writer

The comedian Norm Macdonald. He’s the funniest man in the world, but so committed to being funny, he’s continually screwing up his career.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2016 source ↗

Our local doctor.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2022 source ↗

Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Not being able to live my life over again with the experience I now have.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

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