Anita Rani: What most recently made you cry? — FLAPSS

What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

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

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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

Recorded Anita Rani said elsewhere, not written here

Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

View all 193 →

Arlene Phillips

I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗

Watching the movie Everest.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2015 source ↗

Edward Fox British actor

I cry all the time. I like crying: it means that you’re more truly aware of a circumstance or a person or an event.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗

David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

More from Anita Rani

View profile →

Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret

Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

The day I passed my driving test, at 17.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

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

My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains

As the billionaire philanthropist Anita Rani, who helped bring education to huge numbers of young women around the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

More on identity & self

Also answered this · A–Z

Abi Morgan, Abigail Breslin, Alex Hassell, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman, Andrew Ridgeley

Search the directory for somebody in particular.

Explore further

All identity & self questions
The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject

Report this answer