Nigel Havers: What most recently moved you to tears?

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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 ↗

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Andy Serkis English actor

23 June last year. The fact that certain people have chosen for us to come out of Europe is one of the saddest, divisive and unthought-through events in my lifetime.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗

Tony Robinson British actor

Watching Britain's Got Talent.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2013 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 ↗

du Beke English dancer and TV presenter

When the babies were born, in March 2017.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2019 source ↗