Sophia Loren: When were you happiest?

The question

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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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Sophia Loren

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

In the hospital when my children were born.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

Kwame Kwei-Armah Actor and playwright

When my mother was alive. She passed away 14 years ago.

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

Our wedding weekend in Ireland.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 April 2026 source ↗

Chris Froome British cyclist

On the podium of the 100th Tour de France last year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2014 source ↗

Olivia Colman British actress

When my husband and I first said we loved each other, in our student flat in Cambridge.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

I’m a perfectionist; it’s boring.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2021 source ↗

To overcook that plate of fettuccine.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2021 source ↗

A plate of fettuccine ragù with my kids.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 February 2021 source ↗

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