Real lives

Simon Woolley: A voice for change

Simon Woolley grew up in foster care on a council estate before climbing the social ladder to receive a peerage and become the first black man to head an Oxbridge college.

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Streets ahead: Emma Barnett and her colouring book company

Broadcaster and author Emma Barnett and her husband talk about meeting at university, managing their colouring book business, and Emma’s approach to chronic pain

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Fern Britton talks This Morning, weight loss and a new unexpected joy

The TV presenter and novelist on how she’s open to love again and why she’s serving coffee in church.

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Bear Grylls on how he’s ageing by percentage

The survival expert and adventurer on turning 50 and the thrill of going on a celebrity bear hunt.