Scott Mills
English radio DJ and television presenter
Now. I’ve moved to Hertfordshire after 25 years in London, got a fiancee and a dog, so everything has fallen into place.
When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am probably happiest now, but I have been happy at every stage of my life.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2011 source ↗
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At my wedding in Ravello, surrounded by friends and relatives.
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In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
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When I am working. I hate to say it.
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