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

The question

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

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.

Douglas Booth

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My friend Josie Naughton, the co‑founder and CEO of the charity Choose Love, which supports refugees and displaced people. She left her job working for Coldplay to dedicate her life to this cause.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

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Boris Becker German tennis player, coach, and commentator

My sporting hero, Muhammad Ali.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

Shonda Rhimes

Obama. He is a man of integrity and nobody seems to have integrity these days.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗

Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

Anybody who invests the lion’s share of their time in helping others.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter

Angela Merkel. Under attack from all sides, she tries to keep alive the dreams of a tolerant, inclusive, open society.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗