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Buzz Aldrin. I met him about 10 years ago and all I could do was look at his feet. What greater thing can you do than walk on the moon?
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 July 2018 source ↗
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?Originally asked
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Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his trajectory from performer to leading his country and then stepping up in such a magnificent way is extraordinary.
Ben Kingsley
English actor
My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
Susan Greenfield
British scientist
An Italian neuroscientist called Rita Levi-Montalcini. She is now over 100. Under Mussolini she was forbidden from practising medicine because of the race laws. So she set up a lab in her basement, and the work she did there laid the foundations for her winning the Nobel prize.
Grace Coddington
Welsh former model and creative director
All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.
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In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
The births of my children, Harley Moon (28) and Roman (25).
I cry all the time. The last time was at the end of Paddington 2. Shirlie was laughing her head off.
Gary and I worked in a greengrocer’s on Saturdays and in the holidays. One of my jobs was cooking beetroot – it used to make me gag.
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