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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Donny Osmond

American singer, dancer, actor, television host

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Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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Gary Numan British musician
Yesterday, when Gemma, my wife, played me The End Of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh when we were driving into Hollywood.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗
Roger Allam English actor
Reading aloud the last two pages of a book about Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell. It was about his relationship with his cat, and a letter to a friend whose dog had died. It’s about letting the unexpected happen to you, and how that can really be what life is about.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2017 source ↗
Jessica Hynes British actress and writer
This morning, at the last school assembly of the year, because those tinies are so adorable.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight
In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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