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Letter To My Younger Self

Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Music

Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’

Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’
Music

Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’

Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
News

Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’

Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Film

Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’

Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
TV

Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
TV

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer

Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
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Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’

Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
TV

Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’

Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Music

Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Music

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

Dave Grohl: ‘I smashed cymbals like they were teacups’
Music

Dave Grohl: ‘I smashed cymbals like they were teacups’

Dave Grohl: ‘For a while I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again’
Music

Dave Grohl: ‘For a while I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again’

Zoe Lyons: ‘I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved’
TV

Zoe Lyons: ‘I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved’

Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
Books

Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships

KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush
Music

KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush

Best of The Big Issue’s Letter to My Younger Self 2020
Culture

Best of The Big Issue’s Letter to My Younger Self 2020

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Fearne Cotton: ‘I’ve been to hell and back’
TV

Fearne Cotton: ‘I’ve been to hell and back’

Kevin Rowland: ‘I was a lost soul in my teens’
Music

Kevin Rowland: ‘I was a lost soul in my teens’

Nick Hornby: ‘My kids think the world is fucked’
Books

Nick Hornby: ‘My kids think the world is fucked’

Cat Deeley: How a fun adventure led to cracking America
TV

Cat Deeley: How a fun adventure led to cracking America