Angela Eagle
British politician
The day of my civil partnership.
When were you happiest?
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Any of the many times I have sat on my lawn with my wife, watching the boys play on a summer evening.
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Shaun White
American snowboarder and skateboarder
Easy – winning the gold medal for the men's half-pipe in Vancouver.
Sue Townsend
English writer and humorist
Flying over the Australian outback in a jet, looking down at the incredible orange scenery, the uninhabited hills and gullies, listening to Tchaikovsky on my headphones and drinking champagne with a cigarette in my hand. It was 1984, I'd been to the Adelaide Book Festival and was going back to my husband and my children.
Gok Wan
British fashion consultant, author, chef and television presenter
Immersed in a bowl of noodles, sat around my parents' dining room table with all my family. Bliss!
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