Edwina Currie: When were you happiest? — FLAPSS

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When were you happiest?

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Edwina Currie

Former British politician, broadcaster and writer

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I am happy now.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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Jennifer Hudson American singer and actress

Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

Stephen Merchant English comedian and actor

Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

P Diddy American rapper and producer

The births of my kids - incredible moments that I will always cherish.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2008 source ↗

Yoko Ono Japanese artist and activist

When the war was over—whichever war that was.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 1995 source ↗

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Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life

Anxiety. Usually the best response is to think hard about things, work up some solutions and then go to sleep.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question What do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work

As health minister, I brought in breast and cervical cancer screening. And in 1994 I called the first debate on gay rights for a quarter-century and we got the age of consent down to 18. There are pubs in Brighton where I still can’t pay for a drink.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question What has been your biggest disappointment? Failure & regret

Not becoming chancellor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would be richer, I’d have beaten Mrs Thatcher’s ban on women in the cabinet, and I would be a dame.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

Brighton, 1984. I was in another hotel just a few yards away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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