Nicola Adams: When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Nicola Adams said elsewhere, not written here

When I won gold at the London Olympic Games.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Marian Keyes Irish writer

Last Tuesday, lying on the couch, watching Schitt’s Creek with my husband. Happiness is the small, ordinary days, not the big, up-in-lights ones.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 January 2021 source ↗

I’m at my happiest in the ocean, and even better if my husband is there throwing me around.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗

Jenny Agutter English actress

Last night, having dinner with my husband, John, my son, Jonathan, and his girlfriend, Maude.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗

Losing in the 2012 world championships final.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

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