Letter To My Younger Self
Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’

Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’

Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’

Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’
Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’

Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’

Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’

Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’
Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal

Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: ‘I decided to make the absolute most out of life’
George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’

George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’
LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle
Henry Winkler on Happy Days, dyslexia and why he’ll always love The Fonz: ‘I’m grateful’
