Annie Mac: 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 Annie Mac said elsewhere, not written here

My parents, for still being in love after 40 years.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Laurence Fox English actor and activist

My mum, because she raised five children. I am raising two and it’s hard work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗

Steve Jones Welsh television presenter

In 2010 there are slim pickings.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 July 2010 source ↗

Sam Shepard American playwright and actor

That's a hard one. All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Márquez.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2014 source ↗

Liz Jones British journalist

Celia Hammond: she gave up a glamorous life to rescue cats.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗

Not getting into drama college in Dublin. I cut all my hair off as a sort of self-punishment for being crap.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2010 source ↗

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