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

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
Forgetting his opening line in Othello taught David Harewood about focus, but it was a serious breakdown that led him to lose his fear
Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’

Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’
Getting a job on MTV would have blown Edith Bowman’s teenage mind, but there’s one film she’s made that she’s not yet ready to watch
Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’
From chorister to Channel 4 News anchor, it’s been a blessed life for Jon Snow. And to think he was told at 16 he wasn’t very bright
Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
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’
Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’
Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’
Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’

Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’
Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’
Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock

Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock
Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’

Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’
The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022

Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022
David Jason: ‘I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved’

David Jason: ‘I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved’
Mark Bonnar: ‘The big change for me was Line of Duty’

Mark Bonnar: ‘The big change for me was Line of Duty’
Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’

Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’
Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’
Pattie Boyd: ‘I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous’

Pattie Boyd: ‘I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous’
Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’

Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’
Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women

The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women
Why ‘inspirational women’ was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book

Why ‘inspirational women’ was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Steven Pinker: ‘I’m a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well’

Steven Pinker: ‘I’m a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well’
7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book
