The question
What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
I cry when I'm happy, I cry when I'm sad. I cried the other night watching some family getting back together on some documentary.
I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.
In despair, because of my wife’s illness.
The death of my father in May 1995.
Double-glazing sales when I was about 16 – on the phone, cold calling. Horrendous.
All the times I was mean to someone.
I was 17 and about to go on a first date with my first boyfriend. I was so desperate for my mum not to meet him that I was trying to get to the door before she did. I ran down the stairs as she opened it, and slid down the last five steps on my arse.
Loyal, relentless, goofy.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
Self-flagellation.
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