Shobna Gulati: What most recently moved you to tears?

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I cry every day. Sometimes out of frustration. I do grieve my mum, so I allow the grief to sit until it’s not there any more.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

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Andrew Ridgeley

Last week – A303 eastbound carriageway closures.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗

Rita Ora British singer-songwriter

Getting an honorary ambassadorship from the president of Kosovo in July.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2015 source ↗

Charles Collingwood

Watching the Festival of Remembrance last autumn.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

Brandi Carlile

I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗