Letter To My Younger Self
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’

Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Music was an all-consuming escape. Now, every song he writes is a love song
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
He wishes he’d kept the ball to score a try in a school rugby match, but reaching the big leagues of TV softens the blow
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Shoe retail’s loss was the nation’s gain. It meant Gavin found his Stacey
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’

Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’

Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’

Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’

Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’

Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’

Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
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’
Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
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’
