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Letter To My Younger Self

Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’
Letter To My Younger Self

Edith Bowman: ‘It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly’

Getting a job on MTV would have blown Edith Bowman’s teenage mind, but there’s one film she’s made that she’s not yet ready to watch

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’
Letter to my Younger Self

Jon Snow: ‘It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela’

From chorister to Channel 4 News anchor, it’s been a blessed life for Jon Snow. And to think he was told at 16 he wasn’t very bright

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
A-ha

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’

An environmentalist with little interest in the trappings of fame, A-ha singer Morten Harket was almost the drummer, until fate stepped in

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’
Letter to my Younger Self

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘I’d like to go back and put an arm around myself’

John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’
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John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’

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Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’
Letter to My Younger Self

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’

Sophie L Morgan: ‘It’s radical being visible’
Letter to my Younger Self

Sophie L Morgan: ‘It’s radical being visible’

Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’
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Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’
Throw down

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’

Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock
Punk

Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock

Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’
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Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
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The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

Gaz Coombes: ‘When it all took off with Supergrass, that was a lot to deal with’
We are young

Gaz Coombes: ‘When it all took off with Supergrass, that was a lot to deal with’

David Jason: ‘I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved’
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David Jason: ‘I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved’

Mark Bonnar: ‘The big change for me was Line of Duty’
Letter to my younger self

Mark Bonnar: ‘The big change for me was Line of Duty’

Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’
Letter to my younger self

Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’
Letter to my younger self

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’

Pattie Boyd: ‘I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous’
Swinging Sixties

Pattie Boyd: ‘I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous’

Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’
Music

Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
The Beatles

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison

Lorraine Kelly: ‘Who’s gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?’
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Lorraine Kelly: ‘Who’s gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?’

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Why ‘inspirational women’ was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Letter To My Younger Self

Why ‘inspirational women’ was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book

Steven Pinker: ‘I’m a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well’
Books

Steven Pinker: ‘I’m a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well’

7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book
Letter To My Younger Self

7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book

Paul Heaton: ‘If you told me I was going to become famous I’d have said: pull the other leg’
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Paul Heaton: ‘If you told me I was going to become famous I’d have said: pull the other leg’