I cry all the time. Films can tip me over. Especially Pixar ones. I alarmed my kids when we went to see Coco – I was a mess. I cried at the Elton John gig at Glastonbury.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗
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What most recently made you cry?
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Listening to a song that my brother-in-law – the brother of Jason, my first husband – wrote, about how hard it was to live without his brother.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗
My last dance with Jowita, my dance partner. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster; she’s taught me so much about myself and I grew as a result. I’m more confident, more understanding, more respectful, more attuned with myself and others, more mentally strong.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗
At my mother’s funeral last year.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
Reading a newspaper.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗
I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗
The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗
Turning on the news.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2024 source ↗
Last week – A303 eastbound carriageway closures.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗
Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗
Watching the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [about a gamer who died at 25 of a degenerative muscular disease]. I bawled.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗
I cried watching the movie Coco with my daughter.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
Watching the Festival of Remembrance last autumn.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
Oh when was the last time I didn’t?! I’m a crier. I cry. All the time.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗
I cry if one of the kids says something profound without knowing it; I cry at adverts; I cry at Strictly Come Dancing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗
Telling a story to my son about my brother.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗
Probably watching some poor abandoned cat or dog being nursed back to life by a stranger on YouTube.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗
Last night, getting ready for a scene.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗
I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗
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