The question
What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
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On the way here, because I was late.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗
When my dad died this year.
I am a perimenopausal woman, so about two minutes ago, at a dog being adopted on Insta.
Yesterday, talking about my brother, who passed away.
I genuinely can’t remember crying.
My younger self for being hard on myself.
None. I’m not ashamed. I’m dyslexic so I don’t read a lot of books.
Forgetting the words to my own songs on stage. I’m a very good mumbler of my own songs. You’d be surprised how few people notice – if you smile and do it confidently, they’re none the wiser.
Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.
I worry a lot about how to juggle being a single parent and working – scheduling keeps me up at night!
Not having the ability to say sorry when they’re wrong.
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