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

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

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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.

Kellie Maloney

Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce British screenwriter, novelist and actor

So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Jonnie Peacock British athlete

David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

Sadiq Khan Mayor of London since 2016

Mo Farah represents everything that’s great about our country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗