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 Imelda Staunton said elsewhere, not written here
On my wedding day.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

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Paterson Joseph British actor and author
When my son was about three years old and I was working at the National Theatre. I remember cycling from Twickenham, and thinking, “This is the golden age: I’ll never be happier or more content than this.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 February 2020 source ↗
Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast
The Olympics: all my dreams came true in one place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗
Audra McDonald Singer and actor
In the hospital giving birth to my second daughter with my first daughter right there in the room as it was happening. I don’t remember any pain. I just remember feeling more alive and full of fierce mama bear love than at any other point in my life.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗

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