Max Whitlock: What most recently made you cry?

What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

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Recorded Max Whitlock said elsewhere, not written here

At the Olympics, after my floor gold medal.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

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Erin Doherty

Oh when was the last time I didn’t?! I’m a crier. I cry. All the time.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 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 ↗

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 ↗

Roger Allam English actor

Reading aloud the last two pages of a book about Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell. It was about his relationship with his cat, and a letter to a friend whose dog had died. It’s about letting the unexpected happen to you, and how that can really be what life is about.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2017 source ↗