Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
This morning, at the last school assembly of the year, because those tinies are so adorable.
What most recently made you cry?
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Watching Sooni Taraporevala’s film Yeh Ballet on Netflix. It took me back to Bombay – a surprisingly powerful burst of nostalgic emotion.
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Scott Mills
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When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
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I cry all the time, it’s an embarrassment.
Martin Clunes
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I often cry when people do things well, like on Britain’s Got Talent; I cried at the old ladies doing finger knitting.
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I’m pretty happy right now, although the plague is a problem. I got the virus early, and was unwell for two and a half weeks. I was spared the worst symptoms; I realise more strongly every day that I’m one of the very lucky ones.
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