When were you happiest?

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Paul Smith English fashion designer

I am a happy person. I am happy every day. But if I had to pick a time it would be the first time I fell in love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2009 source ↗

Tommy Hilfiger American fashion designer

At the birth of each of my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗

Rick Stein English chef

March 1981 – preparing to open The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, for a new season.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

At each of my sons’ weddings.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

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