Tracey Ullman: 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.

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Recorded Tracey Ullman said elsewhere, not written here

When I met my husband and had babies. They have made me happy ever since.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗

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Craig Revel Horwood Australian-British choreographer and director

When I got my first professional dance job: West Side Story in Melbourne in 1983.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

Rick Stein English chef

March 1981 – preparing to open The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, for a new season.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

Kim Wilde English pop singer

These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

My first summer working, in 1984. I’d come out of drama school, I’d landed a job that got me an Equity card doing Godspell in Aberystwyth – and it was just unmitigated joy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗