Billie Piper
English actress and former singer
My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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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.
Our local doctor.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2022 source ↗
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Hayley Atwell
British American actress
Moyra Samuels, Nicole Belfon, Yvette Williams, Judy Bolton and Tasha Brade from Justice4Grenfell, for turning grief into action.
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.
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