Shirley Hughes: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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 Shirley Hughes said elsewhere, not written here

Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Jason Byrne Irish comedian

When I worked in an electrical warehouse in Dublin. I got £60 a week wiring plugs.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2012 source ↗

Jess Phillips British politician

In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗

Pamela Anderson Canadian-American actress and model

When Peta picked me to be on their first Times Square anti-fur billboard.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2008 source ↗

Weirdly enough, in Portugal during confinement.

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

My sons for their bravery, and my daughter and daughters-in-law for being working mothers and always being able to make me laugh.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

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