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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
At a function for the True Colors Fund, where formerly homeless gay and transgender kids were telling their stories. It was heartbreaking.
Driving home on my own, thinking about the last 18 months, which have been really difficult, and getting back to playing tennis again without any pain in my hip. It was happy crying.
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
Not being a scratch golfer.
Self-flagellation.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
Double-glazing sales when I was about 16 – on the phone, cold calling. Horrendous.
All the times I was mean to someone.
Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
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