Letter To My Younger Self
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’
It was high jump or football for David James, but the promise of free food tempted him between the sticks
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’
The comedian, author and broadcaster was a very angry young man, and punk was the perfect outlet
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
The former Bank of England governor is set to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canadian prime minister and he’ll bring admiration for Big Issue to the country’s top job
Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’
Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’
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’
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
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’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’

The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’

Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
