Ashley Walters: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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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Recorded Ashley Walters said elsewhere, not written here

My primary school years.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

The moment I knew I would spend my life with Lisa.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗

Donald Sutherland Canadian actor

When I was less well informed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2012 source ↗

Reece Shearsmith British actor, comedian and writer

On my honeymoon in Lapland.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2014 source ↗

Cycling around Martha’s Vineyard alone in the summer of 1976.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2026 source ↗

Not being part of the Transformers franchise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

My mum – I've watched her struggle financially, emotionally, mentally even, and she's come through it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

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