When were you happiest?

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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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Recorded Patti LaBelle said elsewhere, not written here
Having fun with my sisters back in the day. I miss playing cards and fighting over crabs with them every weekend.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2020 source ↗

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Kim Wilde English pop singer
These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗
Kate Nash British musician
British summers give me a really happy feeling. My bedroom at our family home in Harrow looks out on to our garden and a cricket field, and you just know when it’s the first day of summer.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Archie Panjabi British actress
When I got a doctorate from my alma mater, Brunel. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2018 source ↗
Ricky Gervais
I can't remember a time when I was happier than now, to be honest – though that's always been the case.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2014 source ↗

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