When were you happiest?

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In my second year at Oxford University. There was much lolling over the side of punts on the river with languid male companions plying me with cheap champagne.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗

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Andy Roddick American tennis player
Nothing is better than right now, and having a baby is no small part.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2015 source ↗

Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic
Snorkelling for an hour with a comically disciplined and curiously attentive squadron of six, fat Caribbean reef squid off Mexico.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2008 source ↗

Susan Calman Scottish comedian
Genuinely – and my wife, Lee, knows this – dancing with Kevin Clifton on Strictly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 November 2018 source ↗

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