Julie Andrews: What does love feel like?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Julie Andrews said elsewhere, not written here

As you go through life, you discover so many forms of love – passionate, compassionate, familial, friendship. Love is hard to describe but it’s wonderful.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

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Clare Bailey Mosley

Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Amazing, all-consuming, overwhelming.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

Sharon Corr Musical artist

A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗

Chris McCausland

Loud and noisy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗

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A botanist or a florist.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Question What song would you like played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Something triumphant, I couldn’t tell you what but something vibrant and joyous.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Question Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Money & investment

I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗