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Letter To My Younger Self

Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
Matt Baker has returned to his roots. Photo: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds
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Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'

Tim Booth: 'I carried too much responsibility in James'
Tim Booth said his 16-year-old self would be surprised
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Tim Booth: 'I carried too much responsibility in James'

Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'
Gabrielle has spoken to The Big Issue in a new interview. Image credit: Supplied
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Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'

Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'
Erwin James
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Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'

Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'
Orlando Bloom stars in TV series Carnival Row. © Armando Gallo / Zuma / eyevine
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Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'

Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'
Jay Blades on The Repair Shop. Image credit: Steve Peskett / Ricochet Ltd
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Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Image of Kay Mellor smiling at the camera
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Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer

Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Dame Kelly Holmes spoke candidly in a Letter to My Younger Self
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Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’

Hugh Bonneville: 'Acting was something other people did'
Hugh Bonneville pens his Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self. Image Credit: Karl Schoendorfer/Shutterstock
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Hugh Bonneville: 'Acting was something other people did'

Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school
Hugh Bonneville pens his Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self. Image Credit: Karl Schoendorfer/Shutterstock
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Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school

Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
Music

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'
Dave Grohl is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'

Dave Grohl: 'For a while I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to play music again'
Dave Grohl is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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Dave Grohl: 'For a while I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to play music again'

Zoe Lyons: 'I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved'
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Zoe Lyons: 'I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved'

Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
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Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships

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KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush
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KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush

Best of The Big Issue's Letter to My Younger Self 2020
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Best of The Big Issue's Letter to My Younger Self 2020

Eddie Hearn: 'Being my dad's son gave me the drive to succeed'
Eddie Hearn
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Eddie Hearn: 'Being my dad's son gave me the drive to succeed'

Fearne Cotton: 'I've been to hell and back'
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Fearne Cotton: 'I've been to hell and back'