Miriam Margolyes: 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 Miriam Margolyes said elsewhere, not written here

To my mother for disappointing her. Mummy wanted me to be a different sort of person from who I am, but one can’t change oneself.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2025 source ↗

Others on this question

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

To my Latin teacher – I was very naughty.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

Nicola Walker British actress

To anyone I’ve worked with between 5.30am and 8.30am. I am not a morning person.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗

John Waters American filmmaker

To my teachers in high school - that I didn't punch them in the mouth for discouraging all my interests.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Every woman I dated before I met my wife, because I think I convinced too many people that they were the one, and they were not the one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2024 source ↗