Letter To My Younger Self
Nick Mohammed: 'Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy'
Nick Mohammed: 'Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy'
A teenage obsession with magic meant that the career in geophysics was never really going to happen
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: 'Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die'
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: 'Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die'
The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson: 'My dad told me I can't carry a tune'
The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson: 'My dad told me I can't carry a tune'
Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'
Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
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Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'
Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'
Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'
Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now'
Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now'
Marie Kondo: 'I didn't think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying'
Marie Kondo: 'I didn't think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying'
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'
Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'
Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'
Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
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'
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'
