Nigel Havers: What most recently moved you to tears?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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I cry all the time in front of the telly. I was doing Gogglebox with Julian Clary recently and I cried watching The Piano.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

Isla Fisher Australian actress

When I heard the referendum result.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2016 source ↗

Meg Rosoff American novelist

In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗

I cry if one of the kids says something profound without knowing it; I cry at adverts; I cry at Strictly Come Dancing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Edward Fox British actor

I cry all the time. I like crying: it means that you’re more truly aware of a circumstance or a person or an event.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗