Letter To My Younger Self
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
The teenage ‘voice of an angel’
grew into a committed activist,
while life taught her how to be
a fabulous, slippery fish
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Adam Buxton: 'Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it's so hard, especially if it's your parents'
Adam Buxton: 'Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it's so hard, especially if it's your parents'
Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'
Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'
David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'
David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'
Ronan Keating: 'We're all scarred by what we went through in the 90s'
Ronan Keating: 'We're all scarred by what we went through in the 90s'
Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'
Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'
Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'
Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'
Johnny Vaughan: 'There's not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV'
Johnny Vaughan: 'There's not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV'
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'
Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'
Paula Radcliffe: 'I thought I'd never get over the Olympics – but it's just sport'
Paula Radcliffe: 'I thought I'd never get over the Olympics – but it's just sport'
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: 'I was always searching for love in the wrong places'
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: 'I was always searching for love in the wrong places'
Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'
Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'
The Change star Bridget Christie: 'You've got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50'
