Patti LaBelle: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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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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Patti LaBelle

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Having fun with my sisters back in the day. I miss playing cards and fighting over crabs with them every weekend.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2020 source ↗

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Judith Kerr British writer and illustrator

When I received my scholarship to art school in 1945.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2019 source ↗

Rupert Graves English actor

When I am completely absorbed in something, such as when I pick up my guitar and have a little sing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2015 source ↗

Edwina Currie Former British politician, broadcaster and writer

I am happy now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

Charles Dance British actor

Realising what I wanted to do as a career – aged about 22.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2009 source ↗

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Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Being healthy. Sometimes we don’t know that we’re not healthy because we’re not going to the doctor—like me, when I first discovered I had diabetes years ago.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 December 2020 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

Being too open and generous to those who don’t deserve it.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 December 2020 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

COVID-19 and how it’s affecting everyone. Also, I’m afraid of not knowing when I’ll be able to perform in front of people again and enjoy an audience.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2020 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

Honesty. Tell me the truth, even if it hurts.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 December 2020 source ↗

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