Letter To My Younger Self
Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’
Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
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’
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’
Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
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’
Zoe Lyons: ‘I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved’
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
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
