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The novelist and playwright on being spooked by watermills, a secret kiss and splashing out on family holidays
Born in Kenya, Philippa Gregory, 70, wrote her first novel while completing a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMTuesday, November 28, 2023
The comedian on a grim festive job playing Bing Crosby, an air-kiss from Joanna Lumley, and his love of bread and wine
Born in London, Tom Allen, 40, left school at 18 and pursued a career i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMSaturday, May 6, 2023
The actor on the lasting thrill of a teenage kiss, her crush on Harrison Ford and what she plans to do with her brain
Born in London, Jane Asher, 77, had her first role at five, in the 1952 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMSaturday, April 1, 2023
The actor, producer and singer on sleeping in, surviving breast cancer and saying the wrong thing to a makeup artist
Born in California, Rita Wilson, 66, starred in The Brady Bunch TV show a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMSaturday, December 31, 2022
The comedian and author on her first kiss with a woman, eating crisps in bed and getting so drunk she fell asleep in the toilet
Born in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, Rosie Jones, 32, worked a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMSaturday, May 28, 2022
The actor and playwright on bullies, the secret of her best kiss and watching her future husband on stage as a teenager
Born in Hull, Lolita Chakrabarti, 52, studied at Rada. Her television …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33PMSaturday, January 9, 2021
The actor and singer on RuPaul’s Drag Race, learning how to be loved, and why no actor could play him in the film of his life
Born in Pennsylvania, Billy Porter, 51, studied drama and move…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMSaturday, February 29, 2020
The actor on eyebags, his worst job, and trying to be cool by a pool
Born in London, Paterson Joseph, 55, trained at Lamda and went on to perform for the RSC and the National Theatre. His fi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMSaturday, June 22, 2019
The playwright and activist on honouring her body, secret initiations and being happy in her 60s
Born in New York, Eve Ensler, 66, premiered her play The Vagina Monologues in 1996. It has si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMSaturday, March 9, 2019
The actor on shutting down ambitions, clueless politicians and embarrassing farts
Born in Herefordshire, Jessica Raine, 36, graduated from Rada in 2008. She was cast as the lead in the first…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMSunday, November 25, 2018
The comedian and writer on her fear of flying, Adrian Mole and sniffing her cats’ pawsBorn in Glasgow, Susan Calman, 44, was a lawyer before becoming a standup in 2006. She was in the Chan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04PMMonday, July 31, 2017
'How do I relax? I'm always relaxed'Sam Shepard, 70, was born on an Illinois army base, where his father was stationed. In the 1960s, he moved to New York, where he became an award-winning p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMSaturday, April 15, 2017
The actor on being changed by Hamlet, good suits and playing the piano badlyBorn in London, Edward Fox, 80, went to Rada. During the 1970s, he starred in The Day Of The Jackal and won Baftas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMSaturday, April 1, 2017
The singer on a stolen kiss, her love of cursing, and not being a flash in the panBorn in Scotland, Sheena Easton, 57, has won two Grammys and sold more than 20m records; her songs include M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMSaturday, March 11, 2017
The lyricist on his worst job, relationship regrets and the wise words his father said to himBorn in Buckinghamshire, Tim Rice, 72, is a lyricist. In the 60s, he teamed up with Andrew Lloyd …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMSaturday, February 18, 2017
The comedian and author on memories of Iran, doing things her way and buying her mum a walk-on partBorn in Iran, Shappi Khorsandi, 43, was granted asylum in the UK after her family was force…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMSaturday, January 7, 2017
The actor on growing old happily, not being a morning person and eating lemons covered in saltLondon-born Nicola Walker, 46, starred in the BBC drama Spooks from 2003 to 2011. In 2013, she w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMSaturday, November 5, 2016
The writer on sneaking cigarettes, what love feels like and why he last criedBorn in South Africa, Ronald Harwood, 81, moved to London in 1951. He trained at Rada, and worked as a dresser fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMSaturday, October 29, 2016
The comedian on mistaken identity, his love of birds and his disappointment at being overlooked for the role of 007Born in Bath, Bill Bailey, 52, was nominated for a Perrier award at the 199…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMSaturday, August 6, 2016
The actor and presenter on footballing heroes – and villains – Scottish legs and being a metrosexualBorn in Surrey, Angus Deayton, 60, studied at Oxford University, where he co-created t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45AMSaturday, July 23, 2016
The actor on kissing in an air-raid shelter, weight issues and best friend Billy ConnollyBorn in Dundee, Brian Cox, 70, won an Olivier in 1988 for his Titus Andronicus for the RSC. In 2001, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMSaturday, July 9, 2016
The dancer and choreographer on his dry skin, big toes and footwearI am usually late for everything, except my performances – they are sacred. The one thing I can do that a lot of peo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:08AMThursday, June 2, 2016
The comedian, actor and writer on his 27 marathons in 27 days and his most treasured possessionBorn in South Yemen, Izzard, 54, began his career as a standup at the Comedy Store in London in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMSaturday, May 14, 2016
I cry a lot. Especially on planes. What is that about? On a plane, I’ll be in floods at The Good Dinosaur.Raised in London, David Baddiel, devised the Fantasy Football League television sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:56AMSaturday, February 13, 2016
My most treasured possession? Only my living relatives. I am not a person of thingsBorn in Brooklyn, New York, Dreyfuss, 68, became a film star in the 70s with American Graffiti, Jaws, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AMSaturday, January 30, 2016
‘The worst thing anyone’s said to me? At an audition, the director said, “I really wanted Helena Bonham Carter for this role” ’Born in County Durham, Gina McKee, 51, appeared in th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:34AMSaturday, October 31, 2015
‘My most treasured possession? My sanity’Born in Sussex, Fitzgerald, 48, studied at the Drama Centre in London. Her first major role was in 1991’s Hear My Song, and in 1995 she won a N…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:25AMMonday, May 25, 2015
'I don't have the actor's anxiety dream of being naked on stage - I have driving anxiety dreams'
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMSaturday, May 23, 2015
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