The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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On stage with my band.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗
This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.
When my kids were little – and now, in my old age.
The day of my civil partnership.
I’m quite stubborn.
Very complicated.
“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.
Complicated, chaotic, messy.
Seeing my kids getting older scares me.
A pair of Back to the Future shoes. They were auctioned off for Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s charity, so I bid and I won. I am a huge fan of the films and if there was ever a pair of shoes I should own, it was those.
Joanne Froggatt, Clive Myrie, Ethan Hawke, Helen George, Jimmy Kimmel, Joseph Fiennes
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