Donny Osmond: What most recently made you cry?

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Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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Bear Grylls

Watching the movie Everest.

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

Martin Clunes English actor

I often cry when people do things well, like on Britain’s Got Talent; I cried at the old ladies doing finger knitting.

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

Hayley Atwell British American actress

On stage. It was cathartic. It takes a lot for me to cry in real life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗

Sheryl Crow American singer-songwriter

I got very emotional yesterday with a dear friend who was telling me about his relationship falling apart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗