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When were you happiest?

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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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Luise Rainer
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In the mountains, climbing into beautiful places—anything that has to do with nature. I feel best in nature or near nature. And I was most happy, of course, when I was with my husband and we were in beautiful landscapes.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

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Sue Perkins British actress, singer, writer and comedian
In my 20s, touring small arts centres with my best mate, performing sketch comedy to a handful of people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 October 2018 source ↗
Helen George English actress
As a child playing in my parents’ garden in Birmingham, which they still have, and where my daughters play, swinging on my swing that my dad made for me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2023 source ↗
Mariella Frostrup
During the first three months of the first lockdown. I was at home with my family and I was such a cliche: I was baking sourdough, making my own granola. It was an idyllic time.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

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