Robert Bathurst: What does love feel like?

Originally asked

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Recorded Robert Bathurst said elsewhere, not written here

Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

Like a very full heart and a flip in my stomach when I see him.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗

John Waters American filmmaker

A wonderful, terribly exciting disease.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Charles Dance British actor

Comforting, uplifting, all consuming.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2024 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Amazing, all-consuming, overwhelming.

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

When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Wimbledon champion. I won the title frequently when playing against a pebbledash wall at home in Ireland.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Rats scurrying in the roof. I won the last war but it’s only a matter of time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

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