Paul Hollywood: 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.

Paul Hollywood

English baker and chef

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My mum, for bringing up three lads.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

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Christy Turlington Burns American model

A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗

Johanna Konta British tennis player

My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗

Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

Women in leadership positions in every field who are using their advantages to inspire younger women.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author

My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗