Simon Callow: When were you happiest?

When were you happiest?

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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Recorded Simon Callow said elsewhere, not written here

At drama school, because I started having relationships with other men and found a satisfying job.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2017 source ↗

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Gloria Estefan Cuban-American singer and songwriter

1 March 1991, when I got back on the stage almost a year after a road accident in our tour bus. I felt like I had climbed Mount Everest. That was euphoric.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗

Don Warrington British actor

When I lived with my grandmother in Trinidad, before I came to England to live with my mother in Newcastle at the age of seven.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 February 2022 source ↗

Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author

This may sound nauseating, but I am a very happy person. I love my work, I love my life and I'm told by those who know/love me that it's a bit like living with Tigger. Bloody annoying, I should think.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗

Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter