Jane Asher
English actress and author
The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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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.
Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep – all suffragettes, in their own way.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2015 source ↗
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Maxine Peake
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My grandad for having the courage always to be himself.
Kirsty Wark
Scottish journalist and television presenter
People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.
Cat Deeley
English television presenter
Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
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Eating Marmite on toast just after the birth of my daughter in 2004.
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