Letter To My Younger Self

Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
Deborah Meaden
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'
Peter Crouch at Anfield
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Wham! in 1984: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
pop

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

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Children of Windrush
Letter to my younger self

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'
Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE.
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
Shirley Collins
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'
Martin Amis at the The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, in October 2010.
from the archive

Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'

Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'
Suranne Jones in black and white
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'
Noel Gallagher
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'
Paul Simonon
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'
Adjoa Andoh
profile

Adjoa Andoh: 'The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing'

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: 'My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band'
Adjoa Andoh
Culture

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: 'My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band'

Clive Anderson: 'I think it's good not to be a sycophant'
Clive Anderson
a life in Comedy

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

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'
Jon Richardson
Comedy

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'

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

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

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Michael Bublé: 'Your real legacy is the empathy and kindness you show'
Michael Bublé singing on stage
Letter to my Younger Self

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

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'
Sally Phillips
Letter to my younger self

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'
Michael Bublé singing on stage
Music

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood
drama

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'