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Letter To My Younger Self

John Barrowman interview: "I wouldn’t say no to having children"
TV

John Barrowman interview: "I wouldn’t say no to having children"

Arianna Huffington: 'I have let myself fail many times'
Culture

Arianna Huffington: 'I have let myself fail many times'

Joanna Lumley: "I have always loved getting older, so being 70 is fabulous"
TV

Joanna Lumley: "I have always loved getting older, so being 70 is fabulous"

Jimmy Osmond: "Losing all our money was the best thing to ever happen to us"
Music

Jimmy Osmond: "Losing all our money was the best thing to ever happen to us"

Paul Giamatti: "Acting is harder than I thought it would be"
Film

Paul Giamatti: "Acting is harder than I thought it would be"

Gene Simmons interview: "My mother saw her mother walk into the gas chambers"
Music

Gene Simmons interview: "My mother saw her mother walk into the gas chambers"

Salman Rushdie: "My son's whole childhood was shaped by the fatwa"
Books

Salman Rushdie: "My son's whole childhood was shaped by the fatwa"

David Haye interview: "I don't want my son to be a boxer"
News

David Haye interview: "I don't want my son to be a boxer"

James Naughtie: "People's capacity to survive is the most thrilling thing"
Culture

James Naughtie: "People's capacity to survive is the most thrilling thing"

Geoffrey Rush: "I foolishly thought I wanted to be an astronomer"
Film

Geoffrey Rush: "I foolishly thought I wanted to be an astronomer"

Nick Knowles: "I had an affair, and hate it that I hurt people emotionally"
TV

Nick Knowles: "I had an affair, and hate it that I hurt people emotionally"

Laurie Anderson: "I didn’t love my mother - but I did admire her"
TV

Laurie Anderson: "I didn’t love my mother - but I did admire her"

Cyndi Lauper: "I did crazy things to scare people"
Music

Cyndi Lauper: "I did crazy things to scare people"

Rufus Wainwright: "My dad was tremendously jealous of me"
Music

Rufus Wainwright: "My dad was tremendously jealous of me"

George Galloway: "In terms of my personal life, I have lots of regrets"
Politics

George Galloway: "In terms of my personal life, I have lots of regrets"

Julian Fellowes: "I proposed to my wife 20 minutes after we met"
Politics

Julian Fellowes: "I proposed to my wife 20 minutes after we met"

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Paul Merton: "I wanted my dad to be a hero, but he was very distant"
Culture

Paul Merton: "I wanted my dad to be a hero, but he was very distant"

Ken Livingstone: "My mum didn’t think anyone would marry me"
Politics

Ken Livingstone: "My mum didn’t think anyone would marry me"

Sue Johnston: "I toured with The Rolling Stones. That was quite a week!"
Music

Sue Johnston: "I toured with The Rolling Stones. That was quite a week!"

Charles Dance: "The BBC would have pulled the plug on Game of Thrones"
TV

Charles Dance: "The BBC would have pulled the plug on Game of Thrones"

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