The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?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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Any time I’m in rehearsals.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗
In the first lockdown. Obviously, there was terrible grief and sadness and fear around, but there was also this reclaiming for nature. I was constantly at my allotment with the big kids and my husband.
Any recent gathering with friends and family; yesterday, running by the ocean; anytime, solving a problem or creating something. Right now, in bed with news and popcorn.
The day of my civil partnership.
In the 18-yard box.
Someone once saw me in a play and said that I was disgusting.
If I needed less sleep.
I started my career not getting jobs, but then you learn that 95% of this job is not getting jobs, and you just have to make peace with it.
An actor. I watched a lot of TV because we lived in the countryside and the weather was so bad.
You are your own greatest asset.
Funny Irish woman.
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