When were you happiest?

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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.

Recorded Sheryl Crow said elsewhere, not written here
Right now. I am loving my children’s ages – Wyatt is nine and Levi is six – and I wish I could freeze time.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗

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Sadie Frost English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
When there’s a big Sunday lunch and all my children are there.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

From a professional standpoint, it didn’t get any better than achieving our ultimate goal, whether that meant six NBA championships in eight years, or two Olympic gold medals. But I’m more low-key than people realize. Give me an evening with family or friends, and I’m good.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2021 source ↗

Aidan Gillen Irish actor
I won a local art competition aged 10 – the first time I’d won anything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

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