Letter To My Younger Self
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’
The English cricket icon struggled with shyness at school, but his sporting obsession put him on the front foot in life
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’
Cynthia Erivo is set to appear in Wicked Pt 2 and has a new album out. But she still recalls being just a lost little girl with big dreams
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’
Football offered her an escape from a tough childhood, but she never dreamed she’d become so integral to the development of the women’s game
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’
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’
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’
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
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’
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’
‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer