When were you happiest?

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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 Reece Shearsmith said elsewhere, not written here
On my honeymoon in Lapland.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2014 source ↗

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Anna Paquin New Zealand actress
I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗
Tracey Ullman British and American actress
When I met my husband and had babies. They have made me happy ever since.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗
Helen George English actress
As a child playing in my parents’ garden in Birmingham, which they still have, and where my daughters play, swinging on my swing that my dad made for me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2023 source ↗

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