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When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I won gold at the London Olympic Games.
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As a child, discovering there was a wonderful thing called countryside.
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Maybe when my wife Sarah and I were walking back to our hotel in Covent Garden, London, through the snow after the Olivier awards when Matilda won all the stuff. Hold on, I’m meant to say the birth of my children, aren’t I?
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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
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