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Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I'm with my daughter.
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When I started getting to grips with playing the guitar, aged 11.
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This is going to horribly upset my wife, my children and my grandchildren, but it was when I did The Greatest Snowman last year for Channel 4. Being let loose on an Austrian mountainside to build snow sculptures was my happy point, and who knew I’d find an icy G-spot at nearly 58.
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When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.
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