Harry Hill: 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.

Harry Hill

English comedian

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The artist Magda Archer [his wife].

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2011 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

Frank Cottrell-Boyce British screenwriter, novelist and actor

So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

Mary Portas English retail consultant

My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.