Zoë Wanamaker: When were you happiest?

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 Zoë Wanamaker said elsewhere, not written here

Getting married at Islington register office in 1994.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2013 source ↗

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Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

Maggie Gyllenhaal American actress and filmmaker

The day after I got married.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2010 source ↗

Johnny Flynn British actor and musician

When I was about eight, by a river waiting for my dad to finish fishing, eating a Mars bar, drinking a can of Coke and listening to Beat It by Michael Jackson on my Walkman. I remember feeling I couldn’t be happier.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2022 source ↗

Kylie Minogue Australian singer and actress