Letter To My Younger Self
Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’
Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’
She found cycling success in the golden age of Team GB. But even after she’d hung up the Lycra, she still found herself in the saddle
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
The TV doctor was a shy and strait-laced kid. When the chance came for a creative outlet he didn’t look back
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‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
Baroness Hale: ‘I’ve had a pretty amazing life. I’d love to know what my mum would have thought’
Baroness Hale: ‘I’ve had a pretty amazing life. I’d love to know what my mum would have thought’
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
Moby: ‘Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels’
Moby: ‘Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels’
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: ‘I fell into telly’
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: ‘I fell into telly’
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’
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Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: ‘When EastEnders came along, I was broke’
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: ‘When EastEnders came along, I was broke’
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
