Craig David: 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 Craig David said elsewhere, not written here

My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Sofie Gråbøl Danish actress

Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2014 source ↗

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Christy Turlington Burns American model

A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗

David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality

My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗