Mel Giedroyc: 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 Mel Giedroyc said elsewhere, not written here

Probably my husband. In a world of bullshitters, he steers a tremendously honest course.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

Others on this question

Lemn Sissay. What happened to him and what he’s done with his life is extraordinary.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 December 2025 source ↗

Patrisse Khan-Cullors American artist and activist

My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 March 2018 source ↗

Grace Coddington Welsh former model and creative director

All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

Any homosexual or transgender people fighting for their rights anywhere in the world.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗

Yesterday: sun-lounger, back garden, cup of tea, radio on.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

If you think that you have one, then you’re a bit of a prat, aren’t you?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

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