When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Tom Fletcher said elsewhere, not written here
On stage with my band.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

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Meg Rosoff American novelist
Swimming in the North Sea at midnight, surrounded by phosphorescence.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗
Richard Wilson Scottish actor and theatre director
In my early 20s. I did my national service late, in Singapore. It was liberating to be in a new culture.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗
Florence Welch British singer
Either pottering around on my own or performing, so I don’t know what kind of person that makes me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2015 source ↗
Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model
Visiting my children at college. I don't stay long, because their lives are so busy - the way they should be.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

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