Nadiya Hussain: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 Nadiya Hussain said elsewhere, not written here

My little sister Yasmin. She’s got congenital heart disease, but continues to smile regardless.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗

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Gina Lollobrigida

I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Andrea Bocelli

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Belinda Carlisle American singer

Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗

Monica Ali British writer, novelist

Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗