Letter To My Younger Self
'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'
'What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office'
A tiny rescued pig was the catalyst for the PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk to stop eating meat. Before long, she was disrupting the fashion industry and making friends with a Beatle
Chase & Status: 'We were vinyl-collecting kids obsessed with smashing up a rave'
Chase & Status: 'We were vinyl-collecting kids obsessed with smashing up a rave'
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared'
Lush co-founder Mark Constantine: 'I was homeless. I spent a lot of my time scared'
Hairy Biker Si King: 'We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire'
Hairy Biker Si King: 'We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire'
Screenwriter Andrew Davies: 'I didn't mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice'
Screenwriter Andrew Davies: 'I didn't mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice'
Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard: 'I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people'
Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard: 'I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people'
Lisa Maffia: 'To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t'
Lisa Maffia: 'To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t'
Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'
Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'
Natalie Imbruglia: 'Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel'
Natalie Imbruglia: 'Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel'
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: 'You need to tell people you love them before it's too late'
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: 'You need to tell people you love them before it's too late'
The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'
The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'
Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'
Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'
Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'
Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'
Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'
Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: 'I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic'
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: 'I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic'
Shirley Manson: 'If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society'
Shirley Manson: 'If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society'
Terry Butcher: 'I feel sorry for homeless veterans'
Terry Butcher: 'I feel sorry for homeless veterans'
Victoria Pendleton: 'I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn't'
Victoria Pendleton: 'I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn't'
Dr Ranj Singh: 'I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort'
Dr Ranj Singh: 'I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort'
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'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Sadiq Khan: 'Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested'
Cush Jumbo: 'I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything'
Cush Jumbo: 'I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything'
Rita Wilson: 'I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity'
