When were you happiest?

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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 Sally Phillips said elsewhere, not written here
At the birth of each of my children. Drugs were involved.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2012 source ↗

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T Bone Burnett Musician and record producer
My happiest moment was being in the room when my daughter was born, and seeing her draw her first breath and turn from what looked like gray clay into the deepest, most vibrant, most psychedelic crimson. It was an unforgettable, unimaginable explosion of energy and potential—of promise and pure love.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2014 source ↗
Shirley Ballas English ballroom dancer
When I found out that I was having my baby. They told me I was having a little girl and I named it Elizabeth. Then, when the baby was born it was my beautiful boy, Mark.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 June 2018 source ↗
Johanna Konta British tennis player
When I was a young girl in Sydney, I used to go running with my dad. I would wake him up at the crack of dawn and we had this route to the top of a golf course – we’d usually make it there for sunrise.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
Eve Myles Welsh actress
When I had my gall bladder out last year; I had gall stones and was in agony for four years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2020 source ↗

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