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Letter To My Younger Self

Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'
Letter To My Younger Self

Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'

There's no handbook to rock stardom, says Belinda Carlisle, and her and her Go Go's bandmates handled it in different ways
Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
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'

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter to my younger self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter to my younger self

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'
letter to my younger self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter to My Younger Self

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'
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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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter to my younger self

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How Canada's next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Mark Carney is set to be the new Canadian prime minister
Canada

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners' strike

Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'
Letter To My Younger Self

Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'