The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?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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This year's a pretty good year.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2013 source ↗
When my son Jason King Derulo was born.
Last summer, swimming in a waterfall in Cumbria with my daughters.
I am probably happiest now, but I have been happy at every stage of my life.
On my wedding day.
Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.
Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.
People who punch down.
I wish I always had the right word in the right moment at the right time and not two hours later in my car going home.
My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.
Those who are both loyal and can cook.
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