Charles Collingwood: 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 Charles Collingwood said elsewhere, not written here

Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

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Burt Reynolds American actor

My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

Rob Delaney American comedian and actor

Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗

Lena Dunham

My uncle, Edward Wood Dunham. He has Parkinson’s disease and faces every day with bravery, humor, and a gin-and-tonic.

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

Brenda Blethyn British actress

An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗