Letter To My Younger Self
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’

Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’

Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’

Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’

Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’

Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’

Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’

Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’

Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’

Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
