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Letter To My Younger Self
Jimmy Webb: 'I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions'

Jimmy Webb: 'I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions'
JJ Chalmers: 'In some ways, it's like I was born again after Afghanistan'

JJ Chalmers: 'In some ways, it's like I was born again after Afghanistan'
Paddy Considine: 'I feel like my life is a series of beautiful interventions'

Paddy Considine: 'I feel like my life is a series of beautiful interventions'
'What you really love to do will keep you going': Remembering June Brown, EastEnders' iconic Dot Cotton

'What you really love to do will keep you going': Remembering June Brown, EastEnders' iconic Dot Cotton
Will Young: 'I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything'

Will Young: 'I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything'
Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Lloyd Cole: 'My younger self would probably be appalled I'm still performing with grey hair'

Lloyd Cole: 'My younger self would probably be appalled I'm still performing with grey hair'
Clive Myrie: 'You see the very best and very worst of human nature in a conflict situation'

Clive Myrie: 'You see the very best and very worst of human nature in a conflict situation'
Dr Hilary Jones: 'I always try to be kind and compassionate, and grateful for what I have'

Dr Hilary Jones: 'I always try to be kind and compassionate, and grateful for what I have'
Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'
Clive Myrie: 'I’ve been in some dangerous situations, but I don’t think I ever thought about the danger'

Clive Myrie: 'I’ve been in some dangerous situations, but I don’t think I ever thought about the danger'
Louis Theroux: 'If I could see Jimmy Savile again I'd take one of his victims to confront him'

Louis Theroux: 'If I could see Jimmy Savile again I'd take one of his victims to confront him'
Tyne Daly: 'I saw an opportunity in Cagney & Lacey to play interesting parts for women'

Tyne Daly: 'I saw an opportunity in Cagney & Lacey to play interesting parts for women'
Monica Ali: 'You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer'

Monica Ali: 'You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer'
Russell Watson: 'I never had any ambition to be a singer at all'

Russell Watson: 'I never had any ambition to be a singer at all'
Sally Dynevor: 'It's about time people got to know who I am'

Sally Dynevor: 'It's about time people got to know who I am'
Sir Kenneth Branagh: 'I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast'

Sir Kenneth Branagh: 'I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast'
Peter Dinklage: 'Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?'

Peter Dinklage: 'Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?'
The best of The Big Issue's Letter To My Younger Self from 2021
