Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗

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Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer
To my mum, for never being able to live up to what she would have liked me to be. She always wanted me to be a little princess and I was never going to be that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
Rose McGowan American actress and activist
The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Sandi Toksvig Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
Any fashion designer whose clothes on me must have made them weep.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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