Fatima Bhutto
Pakistani writer
Today, waking up in the dark hours of the morning with a litter of puppies snoozing on my bed.
When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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When I was less well informed.
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Chris O'Dowd
Irish actor and comedian
At college: missing lectures to rehearse plays and go daytime drinking. Oh, and the baby’s birth.
When my UK citizenship was approved. It’s taken me eight years and lots and lots of money. I was at home in South Africa when I received the news and my mum said, “I am so happy for you because this is your glitterball.”
Josette Simon
British actor
I don’t have a happiest; I live in the now.
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