Bernadette Peters: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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 Bernadette Peters said elsewhere, not written here

I have a lot to be grateful for, but right now, being married. Having time to be with my husband and his children. I feel very grateful.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

Others on this question

Sarah Brown British Anglican priest

Lots of times, mostly all connected to Gordon and my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2011 source ↗

Jo Brand English entertainer

I don’t tend to rank happy times.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2015 source ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

At the opening of The Conran Shop in Michelin House: it took a long time to achieve.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗

In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗

People’s need to feel superior to others. All it does is cause judgment and hate.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

A peaceful, joyous time in the world…or in my head.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 April 2025 source ↗

I most admire Steve Sondheim, who is not alive anymore. But his words and music keep him alive.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

Honesty, trustworthiness, and a deep understanding of emotions.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 April 2025 source ↗

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