Oti Mabuse: 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 Oti Mabuse said elsewhere, not written here

When I realised that I was meant to be a dancer, aged 19.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

Stephen Merchant English comedian and actor

Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

Anywhere, during the 2 to 24 hours after a successful joke.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

Josette Simon British actor

I don’t have a happiest; I live in the now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2022 source ↗

Alan Dale New Zealand actor

I have never been happier than I am now. As for when I was happiest in my work, playing King Arthur in Spamalot in the West End.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2009 source ↗

A paediatrician, then I was like, I can’t dissect frogs! Then I fell in love with making things and understanding how things work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

Too much energy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

I couldn’t ask for anything else. I am super, super happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

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