Letter To My Younger Self
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
The singer and new dad has penned a letter to his younger self in this week’s Big Issue
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’
He is more critical of himself than anybody, but his songs have made an impact
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’
Her stink bombs put a whole class in detention, but when the comedian and actress bombed on The News Quiz it left her with bigger regrets
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
Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
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
Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’
Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host
Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host
Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’
Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’
Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’
Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’
Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
