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Letter To My Younger Self

Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard
Letter to my Younger Self

Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard

He was going to be a doctor, but the ‘honourable profession’ of being a music icon with a string of classic hits got in the way

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

In starting the Social Bite, Josh Littlejohn returned to an early interest in activism, which would have pleased one family member in particular

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Letter to my Younger Self

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’

She knew her future was in music, but never dreamed that the star of all the posters on her wall would one day join her on stage

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics’
Letter to my Younger Self

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics’

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Professor Alice Roberts: ‘I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way’
Letter to my Younger Self

Professor Alice Roberts: ‘I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way’

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’
Letter to my Younger Self

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’

Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’
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Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
Letter to my Younger Self

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
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Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’

Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’
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Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’

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Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’
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Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’
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Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

Michael Bublé: ‘Your real legacy is the empathy and kindness you show’
Letter to my Younger Self

Michael Bublé: ‘Your real legacy is the empathy and kindness you show’