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Letter To My Younger Self

Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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
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Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Letter To My Younger Self

Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Letter to my Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
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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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Letter to my Younger Self

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Letter to my younger self

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

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Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
Letter To My Younger Self

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’

CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’
Letter To My Younger Self

CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
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Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant
Letter to my younger self

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant