Shakin' Stevens: What most recently moved you to tears?

The question

What most recently moved you to tears?

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

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Shakin' Stevens

Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I was recording a track called May, about my mum.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2023 source ↗

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Robert Bathurst English theatre and television actor

Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Maggie O'Farrell Irish-British novelist

Last week, while I was wet-wrapping my child’s chronic eczema.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2023 source ↗

Big Narstie British entertainer

Yesterday – I’m bipolar.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗

Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist

Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

I was in the musical Elvis, and after a costume change I went below stage to be raised up on a platform. As I was raised up, I blanked and couldn’t remember the first line of the song King Creole. I mumbled the first few lines and hoped nobody would notice.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2023 source ↗