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Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
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Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’

Big Issue meets Charlotte Ritchie – star of Ghosts, Fresh Meat and Call the Midwife among others – as she joins calls for change to ensure that people can afford the essentials they need to survive

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

The comedian thought that initially trying stand-up was out of his comfort zone, but that was nothing compared to Strictly

‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
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‘Don’t judge the person you’re playing’: Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

Say Nothing is Disney’s attempt to turn the Troubles into premium TV. Josh Finan, the actor playing Gerry Adams, tells Big Issue how he took on the role

What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
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What makes Disney’s Rivals such a triumph? It has more pumping buttocks than the Grand National

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
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‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

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Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
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Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’

No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
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No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’
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Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Ariyon Bakare

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’

Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys
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Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys

TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she’s still voice of the opposition
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TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she’s still voice of the opposition

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
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This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
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Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones

Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’
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Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’

Joan star Sophie Turner: ‘People always root for the rebels’
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Joan star Sophie Turner: ‘People always root for the rebels’

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
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TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
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Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
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AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’

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Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people
Danny Brocklehurst

Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
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Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers

Celebrity Race Across the World’s Kola Bokinni on life-changing importance of good social housing
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Celebrity Race Across the World’s Kola Bokinni on life-changing importance of good social housing

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
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Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV