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Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles on his younger self

From the age of 11, Chris Moyles was destined for the radio.

He recalls sitting in the hallway of his childhood home, perched atop a set of Yellow Pages to reach the family phone, calling into a competition at his local station. He answered the question incorrectly, and was immediately cut off, but the fact he’d been on air delighted him.

“I was fascinated by the fact...

Adam Kay

Adam Kay says that leaving the NHS made him feel less useful

When ex-junior doctor and comedian Adam Kay, bestselling author of This Is Going To Hurt, set out to raise money for NHS charities through a compilation of NHS-focused celebrity anecdotes, he never expected the avalanche of responses he would receive.

“I was amazed. I thought we wouldn’t be so near the top of the barrel. It was a dream line-up. But when I started reading what the NHS...

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Instagram Rich List 2020 The Rock knocks Kylie Jenner off top spot

The world’s leading Instagram scheduling tool has announced that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson tops the 2020 Instagram Rich List for celebrities, athletes, influencers and other professionals.

Now in its fourth year, the annual list has become a barometer of Instagram influence. The list is based on how much each user can charge for a single Instagram post, which in some celebrity cases...

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian has dyed her hair red – things to know before doing the same

Kim Kardashian regularly teases fans with bold new hair colours like lime green or baby blue that more often than not turn out to be very convincing wigs, but last night the beauty mogul revealed she’s now a redhead and this time it’s for real.

“You guys I dyed my hair red,” the 39-year-old says in a video posted on Twitter. “Do you love it?”

Judging by the amount of ‘likes...

Katya Jones

Strictly’s Katya Jones on why the nation needs some sparkle right now

Arguably the world has seen two sets of people emerge: those who’ve been laidback during lockdown and those who’ve been more productive than ever, Katya Jones falls firmly in the latter camp.

“I’m learning two languages; I’m playing piano again; I’m teaching my friend Russian; I’m teaching my mum dancing over FaceTime,” the Strictly Come Dancing professional says on a Zoom video call...

Dion Dublin

Dion Dublin says It is disappointing that we are still talking about racism in 2020

Dion Dublin is angry, or at least, very dispirited.

When he made his senior debut for Cambridge United in 1988, racism was running rife in the world’s football stadiums, and John Barnes was famously pictured back-heeling a banana off the pitch that was thrown from the crowd during a particularly nasty Merseyside derby.

That was supposed to be a ‘different era’, but the now...

Yara Shahidi

What you need to know about actor Yara Shahidi’s activism

Actor Yara Shahidi has penned a powerful essay about being a black and Iranian woman born in the year 2000.

“I was born into a perceived ‘post-racial’ world with smartphones – undermined by the fact that our societal fates are predetermined based on our ethnicities – and the same technologies that have connected us also surveille our Black and Brown communities,” she wrote for Porter...

Ashley Roberts

Ashley Roberts says she does not always feel body confident

When you think of the Pussycat Dolls, you might think of their on-stage outfits causing a stir – in February, they hit back at being ‘sexy-shamed’ and told Glamour magazine that there was power in their fashion choices as women instead.

For one-fifth of the band, Ashley Roberts, clothes play an important role in making her feel good. We caught up with the 38-year-old, who’s been...

Kevin Mcloud

Kevin McCloud on smart homes and the future of domestic tech

Voice-activated kettles, app-controlled toilets, and ovens that can tell you the weather – love it or loathe it, the smart home is here to stay.

We talked to veteran Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud about the rise of the tech-savvy houshold, and what’s in store for the homes of the future…

For all the Luddites out there, what does the phrase ‘home tech’ really mean?...

Susannah Constantine.

Susannah Constantine on life in her late teens and early 20s

TV fashion guru Susannah Constantine is reminiscing about life in the Eighties and Nineties, when she mixed with royalty, could be spotted at the hottest clubs and went through a rebellious phase – just like the heroine in her latest novel.

She dated Princess Margaret’s son Viscount Linley and cricketer Imran Khan (who later became prime minister of Pakistan), enjoyed a glamorous job...

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