Lorraine Pascale: 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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Lorraine Pascale said elsewhere, not written here

When my daughter Ella was born.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Eve Myles Welsh actress

When I had my gall bladder out last year; I had gall stones and was in agony for four years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2020 source ↗

Delia Smith English cook and television presenter

I am happy most of the time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 November 2011 source ↗

Floella Benjamin British actress, presenter, and peer

Happiness is like an elusive butterfly: whenever it comes my way, I grab it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2017 source ↗

Susan Calman Scottish comedian

Genuinely – and my wife, Lee, knows this – dancing with Kevin Clifton on Strictly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 November 2018 source ↗

Oprah – she's achieved so much.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

Desafinado, by Julie London.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

To be more secure.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗

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