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The day I passed my driving test, at 17.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Jennifer Hudson
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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
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When I was a child and I got a new toy.
Niamh Cusack
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When my son was born. Actually, probably a month after, when I got over the enormous responsibility of being a mum.
Julien Macdonald
Welsh fashion designer
With my family in Wales.
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