My mum, for the way that she brought up her three children and managed to make her money work. She worked as a cleaner for all these families we went to church with. She would cycle there with my little sister on the back of her bike – we didn’t have a car. She had an amazing mind for planning and organising so that we got to do ballet, we went to Brownies.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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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.
Judi Dench – not only is she super talented but she is also really humble.
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Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
My president, a heroic figure—also good- humored, pretty smart, elegant; and if the rest of the world thinks he typifies America, I don’t mind at all.
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
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As a nice person who did all she could to make a positive change in the world.
An actress. I started when I was 13 at theatre school. My first assembly, Tom and I were sat next to each other.
Block out the noise and trust your gut.
My need to be liked.
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