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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Bobby Gillespie said elsewhere, not written here
Standing on stage in between Robert Young and Andrew Innes, blasting away.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

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Gemma Whelan English actress
When I was 15, I went to a rugby match at Twickenham with my dad and we went back to his friend Hugh’s house and Hugh made me a perfect cup of tea. I just remember feeling really happy because it was such a brilliant day and I loved being with my dad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗
Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter
On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗
Burt Reynolds American actor
When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

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