When were you happiest?

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Recorded Paapa Essiedu said elsewhere, not written here
I was a happy kid. I had quite a small life: I grew up in Walthamstow and didn’t really leave east London. I didn’t go to the South Bank for the first time until I was 18 years old.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗

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Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author
This may sound nauseating, but I am a very happy person. I love my work, I love my life and I'm told by those who know/love me that it's a bit like living with Tigger. Bloody annoying, I should think.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗
Paul Whitehouse Welsh comedian
When I came round after being seriously ill. I’d had a dose of morphine, the sun was shining and I thought, “Ah yes, I live!”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 June 2018 source ↗
Tess Daly English television presenter
Holding my two babies, Phoebe and Amber, for the first time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗

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In order to raise money to pay for myself to go to the National Youth Theatre, I performed a medley of my drama school speeches and some songs for my entire school. Considering I can’t sing, this was terrible. I did U Remind Me by Usher and Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T’s. They paid £2 each – basically, to laugh at me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗

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