Kate Nash: When were you happiest?

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

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 Kate Nash said elsewhere, not written here

British summers give me a really happy feeling. My bedroom at our family home in Harrow looks out on to our garden and a cricket field, and you just know when it’s the first day of summer.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗

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Tracey Ullman British and American actress

When I met my husband and had babies. They have made me happy ever since.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗

Rob Delaney American comedian and actor

Probably last night, when I went into my sons’ bedroom and kissed them on their smelly heads.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗

Simon Le Bon English singer

I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗

Joss Whedon American director, screenwriter, and producer

Filming Much Ado About Nothing. In my home, with my family and my besties and the bard all around. Pure joy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2012 source ↗