Category Archives: Interviews

‘I grew up in a war zone. I know how lucky I am’ Nemanja Vidic

You expect arrogance from the captain of Manchester United, Nemanja Vidic, a lavishly paid football star and one of the best defenders in the world. But you don’t get it. ‘Am I late? Five minutes. I’m very sorry. Here I am.’ Vidic arrives in a massive Mercedes SUV with tinted windows, of the sort that usually hasContinueContinue reading “‘I grew up in a war zone. I know how lucky I am’ Nemanja Vidic”

‘I apologise to Britain’ Jools Holland

Jools Holland broke one of the great taboos in 1986, by telling the viewers – live at tea-time – to tune in or be ‘ungroovy fuckers’. There was uproar and he was suspended. Times change. A few years ago a poll of broadcasters named it among the 50 Most Gripping Moments In British Television History. YouContinueContinue reading “‘I apologise to Britain’ Jools Holland”

‘A Tarot card reader told my Mum she’d have a world famous baby’ Michael McIntyre

‘I was brought up to believe I was really something quite special,’ says Michael McIntyre. Many of us are, by loving parents, but this was more intense. It started before he was even born. ‘My mother was a young, impressionable 19-year-old walking down the street near her home in Kensington one day when she passed a bookshop,ContinueContinue reading “‘A Tarot card reader told my Mum she’d have a world famous baby’ Michael McIntyre”

‘If we go into a ditch, we won’t walk out alive’ Chris Evans

‘Shall we take out the Testarossa?’ The offer was hard to refuse. The world’s most expensive Ferrari was away, but Chris Evans did have a white-and-blue 1957 250 GTO to play with. It’s a replica, ‘only’ worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, but it still felt like sitting on a rocket. We eased out onto theContinueContinue reading “‘If we go into a ditch, we won’t walk out alive’ Chris Evans”

‘Yes, I have a young girlfriend. It seems perfectly natural to me’ Bryan Ferry

‘Well, I have a young girlfriend, yes,’ says Bryan Ferry. ‘I know it’s against the law.’ Not quite – she is a grown-up – but the age difference between them is a hefty 36 years. ‘I don’t like to talk about it. It just seems perfectly natural to me.’ Suave, elegant, composed: these are words thatContinueContinue reading “‘Yes, I have a young girlfriend. It seems perfectly natural to me’ Bryan Ferry”