Jaime Winstone: 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 Jaime Winstone said elsewhere, not written here

My Nanny Frances, my mum's mum.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Matt Smith English actor

My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.

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

Ray Mears British woodsman and TV presenter

My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗

Rose Ayling-Ellis British actress

Dolly Parton. I love how she does what she wants, and lives how she wants, keeping her life so private. Also, she helped fund Covid vaccine research.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗

Ted Danson American actor

My wife, who has created our life and our happiness with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

At work, doing what I do best.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

England losing the World Cup.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

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