\u201cOh, they really are a national treasure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who would you agree on?<\/p>\n
1. Absolutely they are (for the moment at least) \u2013\u00a0Gary Lineker, Bruce Forsyth, Eddie Izzard, Michael Portillo, Delia Smith, Alan Titchmarsh, Gary Barlow, David Beckham, Felicity Kendal<\/p>\n
2. Maybe \u2013 Peter Tatchell, Ann Widdecombe, Simon Cowell, James Corden, Dawn French, Johnny Rotten, Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards<\/p>\n
3. Possibly, but not yet \u2013 Neil Kinnock, Chris Moyles, Piers Morgan, Cheryl Cole<\/p>\n
4. Might be losing it \u2013 Jonathan Ross, Cliff Richard, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Helen Mirren<\/p>\n
5. Was and no longer \u2013 Bob Geldof, John Humphries, Bono<\/p>\n
\u00a0What do these\u00a0 characters share in common? Well they have moved from being a \u00a0figure of hate or fun (or irrelevance or especially narrow interest)\u00a0to someone who most recognise and someone who doesn\u2019t polarise opinion very much.<\/p>\n
And many have done something special beyond they classic role – showing a bit of passion,\u00a0doing something different\u00a0or just being resilient with staying power in the face of a challenge.<\/p>\n
So the choice is: change or continue the same; show humility or demonstrate no self-awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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