Shirley Hughes: 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 Shirley Hughes said elsewhere, not written here

My sons for their bravery, and my daughter and daughters-in-law for being working mothers and always being able to make me laugh.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

John Waters American filmmaker

Johnny Mathis - he is so perfect.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Ice-T American rapper and actor

Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.

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

Abi Morgan Welsh playwright and screenwriter

Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep – all suffragettes, in their own way.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2015 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

Not being able to live my life over again with the experience I now have.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

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