Billie Piper: 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 Billie Piper said elsewhere, not written here

My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗

Others on this question

Jonnie Peacock British athlete

David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

Adwoa Aboah British fashion model

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗

Annie Mac Irish broadcaster and DJ

My parents, for still being in love after 40 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2010 source ↗

Daniel Clowes American cartoonist and writer

It's a fool's errand to waste time admiring anybody.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗

My son's second birthday. It was a typical autumn day – bright sky, cold fingers. He was dressed as a skeleton and we ate chilli in the garden.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗

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