Letter To My Younger Self
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
Ian Wright: ‘I didn’t realise how unhappy I was’
Ian Wright: ‘I didn’t realise how unhappy I was’
Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’
Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’
Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’
Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’
Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’
Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’
Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Dave Grohl: ‘I smashed cymbals like they were teacups’
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’
Dave Grohl: ‘For a while I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again’
Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush
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
Best of The Big Issue’s Letter to My Younger Self 2020
Eddie Hearn: ‘Being my dad’s son gave me the drive to succeed’