Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Luke. It’s hard growing up with a heroin addict, and I treated him in his vulnerability in a way I would never have treated anyone I worked with.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗

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John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate how proud she was of me being deputy prime minister. She ended up doing more press than me, and I was too sensitive and reacted.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗
My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
Rose Ayling-Ellis British actress
My dad’s family, for fake drowning when I was 12 on holiday in France – it caused such embarrassment that we had to leave. All because I wanted to get the inflatable ring off my brother. It still haunts me. I guess acting was always going to be my future.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗

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