The Q&A
Public figures supply the answers to our searching questions
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? The list goes on and on … ’
The singer on surviving a plane engine fire over the Atlantic, doing a gig in wartime Sarajevo, and a scary pair of lips
Craig Charles: ‘I have kicked all sorts of mood-altering substances. The only vice I’ve not been able to kick is smoking’
The actor and DJ on vodka kisses, giving up drugs, and why it’s not good to pretend you own a Rolls-Royce
Fran Healy of Travis: ‘What did I want to be growing up? Not poor’
The singer on sleeping like a log, a very special recording, and being told by a manager that everyone hated him
Count Binface: ‘Adele is a creative powerhouse and one-woman GDP boost. Which is why I pledge to nationalise her’
The comedian and candidate for Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire seat on reintroducing Ceefax and beating the far right
Kathy Lette: ‘If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, you deserve a medal’
The author on leaving school at 16, emptying bedpans, and bumping into her boss on a nudist beach
Meghan Trainor: ‘I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon’
The singer-songwriter on an embarrassing water-slide mishap, changing her son’s name, and Chloë Grace Moretz’s matchmaking skills
Clive Myrie: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? Coming under attack while reporting in Iraq’
The journalist on throwing up at school, his admiration for aid workers, and not being there for President Bush
Shaznay Lewis: ‘I asked my husband to describe me in three words. They were not printable’
The All Saints singer on needing the fire brigade, wanting to be an ambulance driver, and an embarrassing accident in Gucci
Eleanor Tomlinson: ‘My biggest disappointment? Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested’
The actor on loving dogs, being kissed by Cate Blanchett and why never having seen Star Wars got her into trouble
Lil Nas X: ‘Who do I most admire and why? I have to say myself’
The singer on eating junk food in bed, a $100k holiday he didn’t even go on, and the perks of fame
Chaka Khan: ‘Someone said there were too many black people in our band. He put some white guys on stage with us’
The singer on being impatient, mourning the death of the planet, and why sleep is her favourite thing
Sharleen Spiteri: ‘I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you’
The Texas singer on her crush on Emma Stone, a faux pas in France, and why the news makes her cry
Michelle Collins: ‘When I was 45, I was told I was too old to work in Hollywood’
The actor on doing the ‘trash walk’ at McDonald’s, wishing she was better with money, and being too tired for sex
MP Caroline Lucas: ‘My biggest disappointment? Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet’
The Green party MP on her stint as a chambermaid, a brush with the law and the importance of hairspray
Indira Varma: ‘The worst thing anyone’s said to me? Go back to where you came from’
The actor on racist abuse, being a cocktail waitress in the ‘unwoke’ 90s and a wardrobe malfunction
Philippa Gregory: ‘I’m lazy domestically. I don’t do housework. My mother would have called me a slut’
The novelist and playwright on being spooked by watermills, a secret kiss and splashing out on family holidays
Imogen Poots: ‘I once asked a young woman if she had heard of Laura Marling. She replied: “I am Laura Marling”’
The actor on wanting to revive video rental, looking forward to getting older, and getting hate for her hats
Bananarama’s Keren Woodward: ‘There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you don’t care about stuff that used to bother you’
The singer on being single, a brush with the law in LA, and buying biscuits in bulk
Jon Snow: ‘When I was growing up I wanted to be a Tory MP’
The broadcaster on being arrogant, a dangerous encounter with Idi Amin, and getting arrested in a Swiss hotel at dead of night
Jack Davenport: ‘As a child, I was shuttling between Ibiza and Suffolk in a gloriously 70s hippy kind of way’
The actor on dicing with death as a bicycle courier, hating social media, and a memorable kiss at Ronnie Scott’s
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