Louis Smith: 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 Louis Smith said elsewhere, not written here

My mum, for putting up with me all my life.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗

Ice-T American rapper and actor

Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

President Zelenskyy.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

When I was a kid with no responsibilities.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

Thinking about life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, by Roberta Flack.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

When I watched Ghost about four months ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

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