Rebecca Lucy Taylor: What most recently moved you to tears? — FLAPSS

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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor

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On stage at the Brixton Academy on the third night of the residency I did there. I walked out and could not stop crying, some sort of mad relief that it’s all paid off and it’s all been worth it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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Dan Stevens English actor

At the end of Professor Marston & The Wonder Women.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 November 2017 source ↗

The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗

Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician

Watching Gone With The Wind for the 100th time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

Paul Heaton British musician

Today, at the thought of this awful virus killing more and more people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗

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Having no way of earning money.

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I would not like to know what my total massage budget is.

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Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

I was recently made to feel that it’s my mental health that’s the problem and not the system.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

People who can’t wait to argue.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

High self-esteem.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

My internalised misogyny that still manages to cloud some of my thinking.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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