Letter To My Younger Self
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’

The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’

Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’

Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’

Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’
Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’

Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’
Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
