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 Simon Le Bon said elsewhere, not written here
I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗

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Daphne Guinness British socialite
I am often happiest on a shoot with David LaChapelle, being pushed to the extremes – either suspended from a harness or immersed in a tank of water. He calls it “extreme modelling”.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗
Heidi Klum German-American model and TV host
The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2016 source ↗
David Gandy British model
This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗

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