Simon Le Bon: 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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Simon Le Bon said elsewhere, not written here

I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗

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Tess Daly English television presenter

Holding my two babies, Phoebe and Amber, for the first time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗

Rick Stein English chef

March 1981 – preparing to open The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, for a new season.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

Angela Griffin British actress and television presenter

During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗