The question
When were you happiest?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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Each time I gave birth.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗
Standing on the podium in Rio: winning a gold medal for the pommel was 100% the pinnacle of my career.
When I started getting to grips with playing the guitar, aged 11.
I hope the happiest moment is still ahead of me.
The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.
Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
Loving, creative, demanding.
A Biba dress when I really couldn’t afford it. It was every scrap of my money and I’ve never parted with it.
In a Dagenham factory at 6am, picking soldiers’ greatcoats from wars around the world to sell at the market in Chelsea. I smelled like mothballs, and no one would come near me.
Being let go from Strictly.
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