Vinnie Jones: 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 Vinnie Jones said elsewhere, not written here

In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress

Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

As a kid, my summers at camp in the Adirondacks. And as an adult, when I’m onstage.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

Kevin Pietersen English cricketer

With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗

Michael Stipe American singer

Can I say: maybe tomorrow?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

David Attenborough, because he gets to do all the things with wildlife that I dream of.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

Auditions the next day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

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