Michelle Visage: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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

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.

Michelle Visage

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Madonna, she is a trailblazer. She changed the face of pop music for women. She did so much for the Aids movement, encouraging people to vote and the voices of LGBTQIA+ people. Fashion icon, music icon – she deserves all the credit.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗

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Organisation LGBTQIA+
Person Madonna not yet on FLAPSS

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Marianne Faithfull English singer and actress

Right now, PJ Harvey.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2011 source ↗

Matt Smith English actor

My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗

Lisa Marie Presley American singer-songwriter

Anyone who lives outside the box.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Aung San Suu Kyi: an extraordinary humanitarian fighting for democracy in a Burmese dictatorship.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗