Dermot O'Leary
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On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.
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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.
I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗
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