IT’S A FUNNY OLD WORLD

Leigh Lawson has embraced acting and poetry with the same determination that sustained Marie Lloyd, the music-hall queen whose memorabilia he collects, as Carla Passino discovers

My only commandment is ‘Thou shalt not bore’

MIND, BODY, RELATIONSHIPS & MONEY

With the release of her eighth album, Can’t Take My Story Away , roots star Elles Bailey talks fame, vanity, mental health and the childhood trauma behind her smoke ’n’ honey battle cry.

Focus on the positive. Since having breast cancer in 2014, it’s what I try to do every day. I’m well, I’m fit, I have a great career, I’ve got a great kid and stepkids, I’ve got grandkids and a loving