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Letter To My Younger Self
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'
Alex Jones thought that she was being pranked when she was called about the One Show job. Fifteen years later, she's still presenting it
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'
The Change star Bridget Christie: 'You've got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50'
Jeff Goldblum: 'The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it'
Jeff Goldblum: 'The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it'
Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'
Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'
How Canada's next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
How Canada's next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Fashion icon Twiggy: 'David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life'
Fashion icon Twiggy: 'David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life'
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners' strike
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners' strike
Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'
Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'
Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'
Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'
First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'
