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Letter To My Younger Self

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Letter to my younger self

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity

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’

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

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’
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Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’

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

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’
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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’
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Michael Bublé: ‘I had a sense that I was unique’

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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’

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’
Letter to my Younger Self

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’

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’