When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Zoë Heller said elsewhere, not written here
Sending off the final draft of my latest novel.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2008 source ↗

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Harry Enfield English comedy actor and writer
An eight-hour walk along the north Cornwall coast with my eldest children - aged eight and 10. Whoever has eight hours of solid conversation with their children? I loved every minute.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2009 source ↗
Alexander Armstrong English actor, comedian, broadcaster and singer
Now. Although I am on tour and I will be deliriously happy when that finishes, because I'll be back home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2010 source ↗
Gregg Wallace English broadcaster and writer
When I got married in 2016. I’d had a chance to practise three times before, so I was comfortable.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 April 2022 source ↗
Kellie Maloney Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician
At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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