Letter To My Younger Self
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
The Lib Dem leader’s experiences as a family carer have shaped his life and politics. He’s thrown a few good parties too
Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
Growing up in a musical family, the singer knew the direction her life would take. She didn’t know she’d still be doing it at 64
Johnny Vaughan: ‘There’s not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV’

Johnny Vaughan: ‘There’s not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV’
The former breakfast TV presenter and podcast host wishes he’d gone to university and learned the piano. But his biggest regret is from that one day when all his stars aligned
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’

Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’

The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’
Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’
Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue

How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Jason Donovan: ‘I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours’

Jason Donovan: ‘I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours’
Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’
Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’

Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’
World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’

World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’

Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
