Riz Ahmed: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Riz Ahmed said elsewhere, not written here

Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗

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Jenna Coleman English actress

Anybody who’s written to me and not heard back yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗

Bernadine Evaristo English author and academic

The people I never thanked for what they selflessly gave me in my career; when I was younger I just took it for granted.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗

Heidi Klum German-American model and TV host

When I was little, this boy would bully my friend and me all the time. One day, on our way home, we held him, put him to the ground and pushed his face full on into this big dog poo, and I’d like to say sorry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2016 source ↗

Edith Bowman Scottish radio DJ and television presenter

Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗