Richard Branson
English business magnate
The births of my kids and my wedding spring to mind.
When were you happiest?
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Last Sunday night in front of the fire, watching Mamma Mia! with Jax and our children, Will and Lily.
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Marc Almond
English singer
In my first bedsit when I went to art college in Leeds. It was a hideous basement, but I loved the freedom.
Fran Lebowitz
American author and public speaker
The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
Martin Clunes
English actor
On childhood family holidays in Mallorca, with my mum, dad and sister, Amanda.
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