Sandi Toksvig: What most recently made you cry?

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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Recorded Sandi Toksvig said elsewhere, not written here

When I read the story of a blind, bisexual goose called Thomas who had died in New Zealand after a lifetime of love for a swan called Henry. It sounds ridiculous but is entirely true.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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Jerry Hall American model and actress

Often when overwhelmed by beauty.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2014 source ↗

Charlotte Rampling English actress

I cry a lot, every day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2022 source ↗

Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Walking along Oxford Street on Saturday pulling a shopping trolley that my mother bought me. I remember saying, “I’m never going to use that!” and there I was, very grateful to have it in my life. She died before Christmas and I can’t ring her to tell her that she was right.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

Watching Long Lost Family on telly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

Last Tuesday at 10 past three.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

I’ve had a surprising number of near-death experiences: I was nearly blown up by a landmine in Sudan; I was stranded on the Zambezi river at night; I was bucked off a rodeo horse in Arizona and had to be airlifted to hospital; and, worst of all, I once ate a Pot Noodle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗