He may have been the life of the party at the height of his music career but, these days, Martin Kemp prefers his home comforts. “I always used to look at myself as an anecdote vampire. I would go out

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

When I was 16, I was into music and athletics. I was a sprinter and I was in school bands. George Michael was my musical hero – I would stand in front of the mirror with a hairbrush singing Faith. Sch

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.

Deniece Pearson, the free-spirited former lead vocalist of Five Star turned solo artist, is a very practical kind of pop star. Revisiting her Essex roots to record her new solo LP Free Queen See at a

Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins bares all about love, loss and leaving behind her inhibitions at 50