Letter To My Younger Self
Harriet Harman: “I’m gutted there’s been no female Labour Prime Minister”

Harriet Harman: “I’m gutted there’s been no female Labour Prime Minister”
Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”

Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”
Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”

Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”
Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”

Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”
Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”

Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”
Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”

Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”
Martha Reeves: “I still feel like I haven’t reached the top of my talent”

Martha Reeves: “I still feel like I haven’t reached the top of my talent”
Carl Cox: “Maybe I wasn’t supposed to have children. But never say never”

Carl Cox: “Maybe I wasn’t supposed to have children. But never say never”
George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”

George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”
Grayson Perry: “The Daily Mail facilitated my sexual fetish!”

Grayson Perry: “The Daily Mail facilitated my sexual fetish!”
Jo Brand: “My dad knocked out a couple of my boyfriends”

Jo Brand: “My dad knocked out a couple of my boyfriends”
Petula Clark: “I’d be lynched if I didn’t sing Downtown”

Petula Clark: “I’d be lynched if I didn’t sing Downtown”
Yann Martel: “I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices”

Yann Martel: “I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices”
Julie Walters: “Somebody tried to abduct me when I was a child”

Julie Walters: “Somebody tried to abduct me when I was a child”
Jessica Hynes: “I would tell my younger self to chill out”

Jessica Hynes: “I would tell my younger self to chill out”
Edwyn Collins: “I was too frightened to listen to music”

Edwyn Collins: “I was too frightened to listen to music”
Frederick Forsyth: “They put a price on my head, so I had to get out”
