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Letter To My Younger Self

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’
Letter To My Younger Self

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’

An enduring passion for rugby led to an incredible career, but it took a little longer to figure out who he really was

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Letter to my younger self

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage

His dad wanted him to be a boxer, but with Kool & the Gang he ended up a funk/soul icon who has cause for celebration

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats

Inside this week’s Big Issue, we celebrate 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal
Letter to my Younger Self

Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
Letter to my younger self

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’

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Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’
Letter To My Younger Self

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’

George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’
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George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle
Letter To My Younger Self

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle

Henry Winkler on Happy Days, dyslexia and why he’ll always love The Fonz: ‘I’m grateful’
Letter to my younger self

Henry Winkler on Happy Days, dyslexia and why he’ll always love The Fonz: ‘I’m grateful’

Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’
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Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Letter to My Younger Self

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host
Letter to my younger self

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
Letter to my younger self

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’

BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
Letter to my younger self

BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’
Letter to my younger self

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements
Letter to my younger self

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
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Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’
Letter to my younger self

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
Letter to my younger self

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’

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Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard
Letter to my Younger Self

Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Letter to my Younger Self

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’