Joan Collins: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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.

Joan Collins

English actress and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Bill Clinton, I think he was a great president (who cares about his indiscretions?).

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Jacinda Ardern, the former New Zealand prime minister – for embodying a different, more compassionate politics.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Our local doctor.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2022 source ↗

Gloria Steinem.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2020 source ↗

Sheridan Smith English actress and singer

Dolly Parton – she worked her way up from nothing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2012 source ↗

Watching dying babies on TV.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

Worrying about my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

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