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<p>Shirley Manson: ‘I have had to ignite some positivity in my own mind, otherwise I wouldn’t get out of bed’</p>

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Shirley Manson: ‘I’m astounded by the apathy around me’

The Garbage singer has overcome ageism, surgery and band isolation to return with a fire-breathing new album. She talks to Kate Hutchinson about the crisis in Gaza, her concern over ‘the erosion of our democracy’, and having a ‘coven’ of supportive women in rock. And no, she is not retiring

<p>People know prolific actor Eddie Marsan’s face, but often don’t know why</p>

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Eddie Marsan: ‘Keir Starmer should tax people like me more’

<p>Simon Armitage: ‘I don’t see it as my job to bring the nation together’</p>

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Simon Armitage: ‘It’s not my job to bring the nation together’

<p>Rose-tinted glasses: Mark Hoppus’s memoir shimmers with gratitude after the pop-punk legend survived cancer in 2021</p>

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Blink-182 rocker Mark Hoppus: ‘I wish I had kissed Robert Smith back’

<p>Elif Shafak: ‘I used to want to run away into my imagination’</p>

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Elif Shafak: ‘A novelist in Turkey can be almost digitally lynched’

<p>‘It’s fun to do my own stunts. The aches and the pains feel like part and parcel’</p>

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Daisy Ridley: ‘The fact is, all actors are mainly known for one thing’

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Billy Idol: ‘I’m the sexy sexagenarian!’

<p>‘There’s nothing more exciting than doing something for the first time – being the first person to play a role’</p>

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Ewan McGregor on his return to the West End: ‘God it’s intense!’

<p>Teddy Swims: ‘I’m just a blossoming flower’</p>

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Teddy Swims: ‘Men should tell each other how pretty we are’

The Grammy-nominated artist is one of the world’s hottest new stars – and he also knows how to walk a red carpet. He talks to Roisin O’Connor about learning to cope with fame, why he prefers the Brit Awards and how he reckons God is definitely a woman

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Teddy Swims: ‘Men should tell each other how pretty we are’

The Grammy-nominated artist is one of the world’s hottest new stars – and he also knows how to walk a red carpet. He talks to Roisin O’Connor about learning to cope with fame, why he prefers the Brit Awards and how he reckons God is definitely a woman

<p>The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins (left): ‘Sometimes you gotta take matters into your own hands’</p>

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Justin Hawkins: ‘People saw our video and assumed I was back on drugs’

<p>Grayson Perry: ‘My job is to trust my intuition and often it’s in your gut and in your body and in your emotions’</p>

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Grayson Perry: ‘Of course I love the super-rich – they buy my work!’

<p>'It only took me about 10 minutes to choose being an actor. Even when I was 14, it just felt necessary.' </p>

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Erin Doherty: ‘Online fame doesn’t equate to power’

<p>Brian Tyree Henry: ‘I think that being able to do this show was some of the best healing I've ever had’</p>

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Brian Tyree Henry: ‘Pain and trauma had been my identity for so long’

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Brian Tyree Henry: ‘Pain and trauma had been my identity for so long’

<p>‘It’s hard to be a child performer, to get out there and do the banana dance over and over and over again. It can be joyful while it can also be dehumanising’</p>

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Keke Palmer: ‘I was a child actor making more money than my parents’

<p>Jesse Plemons: ‘Life is very strange and disorienting and dizzying at times’</p>

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Jesse Plemons: ‘Gaining weight messed me up a bit’

<p>‘Actors tend to get along. We’re like a tribe, a family. Every once in a while there’s somebody you’d like to push down the stairs’</p>

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Christopher Walken: ‘I’m a very normal person’

The enigmatic star talks to Adam White about sexuality, psychopaths and ‘Severance’ – and why Madonna and Sean Penn’s wedding was the noisiest he’s ever attended

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Christopher Walken: ‘I’m a very normal person’

The enigmatic star talks to Adam White about sexuality, psychopaths and ‘Severance’ – and why Madonna and Sean Penn’s wedding was the noisiest he’s ever attended

<p>‘It would be naive to say there isn’t an awareness around where I came from and how I live now’</p>

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Michelle Monaghan: ‘Of course I get the Tom Cruise cake!’

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Keeley Hawes: ‘This story is like the seventh Jane Austen novel’

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Michelle Yeoh: ‘Looking back, I go, “What the hell was I thinking?”’

<p>‘I always think I’m so chill, but my kids have told me that I’m laser-focused, too. So bloody hell, I must be then’ </p>

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste on her Bafta-nominated reunion with Mike Leigh

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste on her Bafta-nominated reunion with Mike Leigh

<p>‘Babygirl is very confronting. It’s a bit provocative. And if you’re uncomfortable with it, maybe it speaks to what you’re potentially going through in terms of repression’</p>

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Harris Dickinson: ‘People see sex on film and think it’s real’

<p>JADE: ‘I don’t mind piping up and clapping back’</p>

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JADE: ‘No one I know came off X Factor without a mental health issue’

<p>Evan Dando: ‘When Nirvana got big, I was like, we gotta go the other way. That’s the only way to distinguish ourselves’ </p>

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Evan Dando: ‘I wanted to try heroin because of Keith Richards’

<p>'The music of “The Lion King” is rooted in African rhythm and harmonies, but I felt like there was a lot of space to play and break new ground’</p>

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Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘I’m already something no one else is’

<p>Zoe Saldaña: ‘I have an energy, a fire that is very much still alive, and I want to challenge myself’ </p>

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Zoe Saldaña: ‘The Oscars tend to overlook actors using CGI technology’

<p>Boy George: ‘I hope Trump’s got no time to think about drag queens’</p>

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Boy George: ‘When I called someone “a white”, I meant naff’

<p>Katherine Waterston: ‘Actors are usually in a sort of first date state with their co-stars'</p>

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Katherine Waterston: ‘I felt a lot of shame about playing mothers’

<p>McClure on ‘Line of Duty’ rumours: ‘Until something gets announced, it’s just headlines’ </p>

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Vicky McClure: ‘I’d love to see a working-class version of The Crown’

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Boy George: ‘When I called someone “a white”, I meant naff’

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Katherine Waterston: ‘I felt a lot of shame about playing mothers’

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Vicky McClure: ‘I’d love to see a working-class version of The Crown’

<p>Art Garfunkel (right) with his son, Art Garfunkel Jr</p>

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Art Garfunkel: ‘I’m in the mood to work with Paul Simon again’

<p>Robin Campbell: ‘They always talk about Oasis and how big they are, but they can’t catch a cold outside of England, really’ </p>

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UB40: We should be as big as Oasis – we’ve sold twice as many records

<p>‘I did quite a lot of weapons prep, but I didn’t delve into the dark web and try to find an expensive assassin’ </p>

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Eddie Redmayne: ‘I won a prize for worst performance of the year’

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David Oyelowo: ‘Like a lot of immigrants, my dad was all about work’

<p>‘Sometimes the most torturous thing isn’t just the disrespect or mistreatment, but the fact that everyone’s acting like it’s not happening’ </p>

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Anna Kendrick: ‘I was being forced into dishonesty in my private life’

<p>‘Anger can make you self-immolate, but energy drives creativity’ </p>

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Bernardine Evaristo: ‘A Black woman hasn’t won the Booker since me’

<p>Rick Astley: ‘When people get a record deal, they should be given psychological help’ </p>

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Rick Astley: ‘I didn’t want fame. I wanted to not live with my dad’

<p>‘It sounds haughty, but actually, I make art, so I am an artist’: Joe Lycett on his famous pranks and going viral with his artwork of celebrities </p>

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Joe Lycett: ‘I don’t think Labour politicians will like being mocked’

<p>‘There’s a limit in our imagination of what women are capable of exploring in art’</p>

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Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon on His Three Daughters

<p>‘Trump would drastically change the character of our country – it’s scary that it’s this close’ </p>

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John Legend: ‘It was risky for Taylor Swift to speak about politics’

<p>‘The more successful I became in acting, the less I wanted to do it, as it was taking me further away from music’ </p>

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LL Cool J: ‘I was hanging with the most dangerous people in New York’

<p>Emma Willis: ‘I’m finally in my f***-it phase’ </p>

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Emma Willis: ‘There are people you should say no to having on TV’

<p>‘For me, when the noise gets really loud, I like to centre in on this feeling of, like, “You’re not gonna take away my joy”’ </p>

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Elliot Page: ‘My queerness is what made Juno extra special’

<p>‘I think Zeus has this sort of ego problem that people suffer from. None of us can be totally unfamiliar with it’ </p>

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Jeff Goldblum: ‘When it comes to intimacy, you have to make sure everybody’s comfortable with it’

<p>Ilana Glazer: ‘I’ve been told my whole career my work is political’ </p>

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Ilana Glazer on being a non-binary woman: ‘Femininity felt like drag’

<p>Will Young: ‘It’s nice to talk about looking old and not feeling attractive’ </p>

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Will Young: ‘It’s nice to talk about feeling old and unattractive’

<p>‘There have been times in my life where I’ve been pissed off and I’ve had the opportunity to talk about that’</p>

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Romola Garai: ‘I’d ask directors about nude scenes – they’d kick off’

<p>Cherry Jones: ‘I put my foot in my mouth all the time’ </p>

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Cherry Jones: ‘Being transgender is sort of the last taboo’

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Will Young: ‘It’s nice to talk about feeling old and unattractive’

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Romola Garai: ‘I’d ask directors about nude scenes – they’d kick off’

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Cherry Jones: ‘Being transgender is sort of the last taboo’

<p>Fronted by Dave Bayley, Oxford outfit Glass Animals broke chart records with their 2020 hit ‘Heat Waves’ </p>

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Glass Animals: ‘I had hoped Rihanna would sing Heat Waves’

Their 2021 synth-pop anthem made Glass Animals the most successful British band in the US since the Spice Girls. Four years later, they’ve figured out how to follow it. Frontman Dave Bayley sits down with Annabel Nugent to chat about the new album, his near-death experience on a hilltop Airbnb – and all things love

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Glass Animals: ‘I had hoped Rihanna would sing Heat Waves’

Their 2021 synth-pop anthem made Glass Animals the most successful British band in the US since the Spice Girls. Four years later, they’ve figured out how to follow it. Frontman Dave Bayley sits down with Annabel Nugent to chat about the new album, his near-death experience on a hilltop Airbnb – and all things love

<p>Former girl group star and ‘X Factor’ contestant Camila Cabello released her fourth album in June</p>

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