Jonnie Peacock: What most recently moved you to tears?

The question

What most recently moved you to tears?

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Jonnie Peacock

British athlete

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I welled up a little when I was voted off Strictly.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

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Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Walking along Oxford Street on Saturday pulling a shopping trolley that my mother bought me. I remember saying, “I’m never going to use that!” and there I was, very grateful to have it in my life. She died before Christmas and I can’t ring her to tell her that she was right.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

Melanie Blatt English singer

I haven’t stopped crying since Glastonbury, because I’m on a massive comedown.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2023 source ↗

John Cooper Clarke English poet

Singing Abide With Me at the funeral of Bruce Reynolds [ringleader of the Great Train Robbery], March 2013.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

James Blunt Singer, songwriter and musician

I put out a song called Monsters on my last album, about my father’s illness – he had stage four chronic kidney disease – and a handful of people offered him a new kidney. People’s kindness really touched me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 November 2021 source ↗