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Letter To My Younger Self

Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'
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Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'

Richard Coles: 'I still don't think David is dead'
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Richard Coles: 'I still don't think David is dead'

Ed Miliband: 'I should have taken more chances'
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Ed Miliband: 'I should have taken more chances'

Pat Nevin: 'When I hear racist chanting... I'm not having that'
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Pat Nevin: 'When I hear racist chanting... I'm not having that'

Joanna Scanlon: 'I don’t see conformity as a good thing'
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Joanna Scanlon: 'I don’t see conformity as a good thing'

Billie Piper: 'I've had to prove myself twice as hard'
Billie Piper. Pop star, actor, director. Image: Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.
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Billie Piper: 'I've had to prove myself twice as hard'

James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'
Outspoken radio show host James O'Brien. Image credit: Ula Soltys
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James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'

Ian Wright: 'I didn’t realise how unhappy I was'
Ian Wright is fronting a new documentary. Image credit: BBC / Brook Lapping Productions / Dan Dewsbury
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Ian Wright: 'I didn’t realise how unhappy I was'

Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'
Esther Rantzen. Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
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Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'

Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
Matt Baker has returned to his roots. Photo: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds
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Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'

Tim Booth: 'I carried too much responsibility in James'
Tim Booth said his 16-year-old self would be surprised
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Tim Booth: 'I carried too much responsibility in James'

Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'
Gabrielle has spoken to The Big Issue in a new interview. Image credit: Supplied
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Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'

Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'
Erwin James
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Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'

Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'
Orlando Bloom stars in TV series Carnival Row. © Armando Gallo / Zuma / eyevine
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Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'

Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'
Jay Blades on The Repair Shop. Image credit: Steve Peskett / Ricochet Ltd
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Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Image of Kay Mellor smiling at the camera
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Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer

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Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Dame Kelly Holmes spoke candidly in a Letter to My Younger Self
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Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’

Hugh Bonneville: 'Acting was something other people did'
Hugh Bonneville pens his Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self. Image Credit: Karl Schoendorfer/Shutterstock
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Hugh Bonneville: 'Acting was something other people did'

Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school
Hugh Bonneville pens his Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self. Image Credit: Karl Schoendorfer/Shutterstock
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Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school

Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'