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- Interviews & Profiles
Cariad Lloyd on opening up about death and the supernatural
- People
Katarina Johnson-Thompson on talent, potential and rapping Lizzo
- People
Anya Taylor-Joy on the very real impact of negative self-talk
Latest Stories
Ant & Dec on the one thing they’d like to be remembered for
The dynamic duo share some words of wisdom.
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- Jenny Tregoning
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Russell Tovey on why role models are so important
The Sherlock actor answers our existential questions.
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- Colin Crummy
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Sinéad Burke on the changes she wants to see in fashion
“I want people who have felt excluded from fashion to be part of it.”
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- Colin Crummy
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La Roux doesn’t care if people like her anymore – and for good reason
“Some of the most successful people on the planet are the people I respect the least.”
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- Colin Crummy
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- Colin Crummy
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Sex Education 2’s Ncuti Gatwa on why the barbershop is his happy place
“The barbershop is a place for black men to socialise, catch up and bond,” he explains.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse on the book that helps her stay positive
“Do what you need to do to be happy, but it shouldn’t be at someone else’s cost.”
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- Colin Crummy
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RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne reveals the hardest lesson she’s ever had to learn
“I don’t care who likes me.”
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- Helen Bownass
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Mabel McVey on family, fate and the Destiny’s Child reunion she’s dreaming of
The 23-year-old singer answers our existential questions.
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- Helen Bownass
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Tomi Adeyemi on fate, philosophy and the futility of greed
The bestselling author answers our existential questions
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- Colin Crummy
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Joséphine de La Baume on training herself to forget her greatest loves
“Great love comes with great pain.”
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- Ellie Norris
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Luke Evans reveals the hardest lesson he’s had to learn about himself
“Sometimes you have to accept your mistakes. Especially if you’ve hurt someone.”
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- Hannah Keegan
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- Jameela Jamil
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Exclusive: Jameela Jamil on the joys of not caring what people think
“That’s the most glorious thing about turning 30, bleeding out all the fucks I had to give.”
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk expertly explains why self-love is so vital
“If you can’t love yourself, then how the hell are you going to love anybody else?”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Rochelle Humes brilliantly explains why she’d rather be respected than liked
This Morning’s Rochelle Humes has given us some serious food for thought…
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- Chloe Gray
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Gemma Chan gets real about how the media can warp our ideas about beauty
“Beauty is subjective but we’re influenced by the images we’re exposed to,” says the Crazy Rich Asians actress.
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- Helen Bownass
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Angela Scanlon morbidly admits to fantasising about her own funeral
Angela Scanlon wants “a full Irish Catholic affair with open casket, three-day wake, crying, roses and muck, singing, whiskey, the works.”
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- Helen Bownass
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Alice Levine on the pain of being a chronically late person
“I lie five to 10 times a day, usually related to my estimated time of arrival.”
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- Stylist Team
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Sara Cox talks ouija boards, tortoises and OPKs (Other People’s Kids)
From her thoughts on the meaning of life to her greatest fear, what will the radio DJ make of our existential questions?
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- Colin Crummy
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- Colin Crummy
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Activist Gina Miller on Brexit, death threats and making your own luck
“I’m tough enough to withstand whatever was going to be thrown at me.”
Comedian Simon Amstell on the book that changed everything
It's a classic for creativity
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- Stylist Team
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