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Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
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Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’

Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’
profile

Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’

Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’
a life in Comedy

Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’
Comedy

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

Michael Bublé: ‘Your real legacy is the empathy and kindness you show’
Letter to my Younger Self

Michael Bublé: ‘Your real legacy is the empathy and kindness you show’

Sally Phillips: ‘I had to go through this revelation that I’m no good at acting’
Letter to my younger self

Sally Phillips: ‘I had to go through this revelation that I’m no good at acting’

Michael Bublé: ‘I had a sense that I was unique’
Music

Michael Bublé: ‘I had a sense that I was unique’

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
drama

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’
Letter To My Younger Self

Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’

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Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
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Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’
Letter to my Younger Self

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’

John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’
Sport

John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’
Letter to My Younger Self

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’