Letter To My Younger Self
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’

Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’

Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Richard Coles: ‘I still don’t think David is dead’

Richard Coles: ‘I still don’t think David is dead’
Pat Nevin: ‘When I hear racist chanting… I’m not having that’

Pat Nevin: ‘When I hear racist chanting… I’m not having that’
Joanna Scanlon: ‘I don’t see conformity as a good thing’

Joanna Scanlon: ‘I don’t see conformity as a good thing’
Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’

Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’

James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’

Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’
Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’

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: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’

Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’

Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’

Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’

Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school

Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’

Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
