Cathy Rigby: When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Cathy Rigby said elsewhere, not written here

Right now and when I was pregnant and when my children were very young.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Bob Hoskins English actor

When the kids were babies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2011 source ↗

Robert Bathurst English theatre and television actor

When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model

Visiting my children at college. I don't stay long, because their lives are so busy - the way they should be.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

Sally Bercow British public personality

When I hit 40. I made a lot of mistakes in my 20s and spent most of my 30s changing nappies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2011 source ↗

Making a gourmet dinner with my husband, Tom, then just hanging out with our four children, their spouses, and our delightful grandchildren.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 August 2012 source ↗

To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2012 source ↗

Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

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