Ashley Walters: 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 Ashley Walters said elsewhere, not written here

My mum – I've watched her struggle financially, emotionally, mentally even, and she's come through it.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

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

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

Father John Misty American musician

Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

Sheridan Smith English actress and singer

Dolly Parton – she worked her way up from nothing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2012 source ↗

Ben Kingsley English actor

My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗

My primary school years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Not being part of the Transformers franchise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

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