Andrea Martin: When were you happiest?

The question

When were you happiest?

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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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Andrea Martin

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto: 8:31 A.M., July 1, 1981; 8:29 A.M., May 4, 1983.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2017 source ↗

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Sue Townsend English writer and humorist

Flying over the Australian outback in a jet, looking down at the incredible orange scenery, the uninhabited hills and gullies, listening to Tchaikovsky on my headphones and drinking champagne with a cigarette in my hand. It was 1984, I'd been to the Adelaide Book Festival and was going back to my husband and my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2007 source ↗

John Cleese

There are different kinds of happiness, but the simplest was when I was 13 because what one had to do was so obvious.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2012 source ↗

Martin Clunes English actor

On childhood family holidays in Mallorca, with my mum, dad and sister, Amanda.

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

Gino D'Acampo Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗