Dervla Kirwan: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Dervla Kirwan said elsewhere, not written here

My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

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Cat Deeley English television presenter

To anyone I have lost touch with. It happened purely by accident as life took over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

Bernadine Evaristo English author and academic

The people I never thanked for what they selflessly gave me in my career; when I was younger I just took it for granted.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2020 source ↗

Ice-T American rapper and actor

My kids, for not being around much.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗

Scott Mills English radio DJ and television presenter

Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗