Omid Djalili: 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 Omid Djalili said elsewhere, not written here

To my 17-year-old daughter Isabella, whom I described in an interview last year as "keen on maths".

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

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David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

My daughter, Coco, because divorce is so difficult.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

My ex-wife Caroline, because she found my style of life rather irritating.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

To my dad for not making it back to Birmingham to see him while I was in London doing The Streets.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

David Ajala

To a resistant materials teacher at secondary school called Mr Noel. He had a comb-over and whenever he turned his back to write on the blackboard, we would roll up bits of paper and launch them at his head. Once, I hit him. I remember him turning around and looking crestfallen.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗