Kevin Pietersen
English cricketer
With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗
When were you happiest?
Question
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 576 →I was happiest in every aspect of my life in the 1990s, when I was married to Paddy [King, a management consultant] and we had the two children and my mum lived with us, and Countdown was the biggest show on Channel 4.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗
I have a lot to be grateful for, but right now, being married. Having time to be with my husband and his children. I feel very grateful.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗
Neneh Cherry
Swedish singer
Whenever all my children and my grandchild are near.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2014 source ↗
More from Russell Tovey
View profile →This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗
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