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The first time I played a complete song on the guitar. It was A Day In The Life, by the Beatles.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Adam Kay
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In the one photo I’ve seen where my smile looks convincing – I’m four years old, so I’m guessing then. But I just won a Bafta and that felt amazing, too. So, roughly every 40 years.
Sue Johnston
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At the birth of my son, Joel, and then equally, last June, when my first grandchild, Rory, was born.
Cynthia Nixon
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Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
Now, because of my marriage and because since September 2019 I’ve been free of clinical depression.
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