Letter To My Younger Self
George Benson: ‘My mother taught me how to be a human being’
George Benson: ‘My mother taught me how to be a human being’
James Ellroy: ‘I was 17 and on the loose in LA, and looking for trouble’
James Ellroy: ‘I was 17 and on the loose in LA, and looking for trouble’
Judith Kerr: ‘The British were so friendly to us as refugees’
Judith Kerr: ‘The British were so friendly to us as refugees’
Jeremy Kyle: ‘I believe The Jeremy Kyle Show changes people’s lives’
Jeremy Kyle: ‘I believe The Jeremy Kyle Show changes people’s lives’
Russell T Davies: ‘I wish my mum had lived to see me making Doctor Who’
Russell T Davies: ‘I wish my mum had lived to see me making Doctor Who’
Don Felder: ‘I think I lost my long-term vision with alcohol and drugs’
Don Felder: ‘I think I lost my long-term vision with alcohol and drugs’
Don Felder: ‘I’d relive the moment I wrote Hotel California riff if I could’
Don Felder: ‘I’d relive the moment I wrote Hotel California riff if I could’
K.D Lang: ‘Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it’
K.D Lang: ‘Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it’
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Ian McEwan: ‘We thought we were on the cutting edge of experience. Nonsense’
Ian McEwan: ‘We thought we were on the cutting edge of experience. Nonsense’
Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’
Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’
Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’
Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’
Ralph Fiennes: ‘Don’t be complacent. Have the courage to speak your mind’
Ralph Fiennes: ‘Don’t be complacent. Have the courage to speak your mind’
Francis Rossi: ‘I was lucky. I was able to just give up drugs’
Francis Rossi: ‘I was lucky. I was able to just give up drugs’
Simon Amstell: ‘I had to lie about who I was because I liked boys’
Simon Amstell: ‘I had to lie about who I was because I liked boys’
Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘Education is the most important thing we have’
Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘Education is the most important thing we have’
Don Warrington: ‘I had a secret longing to be an actor since I was a boy’
Don Warrington: ‘I had a secret longing to be an actor since I was a boy’
Kwame Kwei-Armah: ‘I would live in fear of being stabbed by skinheads’
Kwame Kwei-Armah: ‘I would live in fear of being stabbed by skinheads’
Richard E Grant: ‘Every job I’ve had is a result of being in Withnail & I’
Richard E Grant: ‘Every job I’ve had is a result of being in Withnail & I’
Shirley Ballas: ‘I’ve spent my life in an industry dominated by men’
Shirley Ballas: ‘I’ve spent my life in an industry dominated by men’
Dominic West: ‘I feel I’m in the summer of my life – it can’t last forever’
Dominic West: ‘I feel I’m in the summer of my life – it can’t last forever’
Stella Rimington: ‘KGB saw us as extraordinary creatures from another world’
Stella Rimington: ‘KGB saw us as extraordinary creatures from another world’
Jean-Michel Jarre: ‘My success was so big and violent it was almost abstract’
Jean-Michel Jarre: ‘My success was so big and violent it was almost abstract’
Mark Knopfler: ‘I’ve been tested, but the desire to make music has remained’
Mark Knopfler: ‘I’ve been tested, but the desire to make music has remained’
Roger Daltrey: ‘I’ve not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes’
Roger Daltrey: ‘I’ve not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes’
Chris Bonington: ‘Even after loss, I’ve never considered not being a climber’
Chris Bonington: ‘Even after loss, I’ve never considered not being a climber’
Mishal Husain: The presenting powerhouse doesn’t know any other way to live
Mishal Husain: The presenting powerhouse doesn’t know any other way to live
Romesh Ranganathan’s teenage struggle with poverty was ‘insane’
Romesh Ranganathan’s teenage struggle with poverty was ‘insane’
Prue Leith: I was amazingly selfish and amazingly unaware as a teenager
Prue Leith: I was amazingly selfish and amazingly unaware as a teenager
Ruth Davidson: I thought I’d be married in my early twenties with two kids
Ruth Davidson: I thought I’d be married in my early twenties with two kids
Rod Stewart: The 16-year-old me wouldn’t believe I’m still doing this at 73
Rod Stewart: The 16-year-old me wouldn’t believe I’m still doing this at 73
Coleen Nolan: Losing my sister made me question my own mortality
