Pop stardom at 18 led to a battle with addiction for the singer

In a candid chat ahead of the release of his memoir We Did OK, Kid , actor, artist and composer Sir Anthony Hopkins reveals how his tough childhood and long battle with alcoholism formed the contented, joyful man he is today

December round-up Although he’s been writing and performing for many years, Donald WG Lindsay might come across as a bold new Scottish talent on Two Boats Under the Moon, his excellent two-disc debut

Atomic Kitten ’s Natasha Hamilton, 43, on the wild truth of being in a girlband

Actor, presenter and now author Larry Lamb reveals why the written word – particularly verse – has always meant so much to him

Melanie Blake is being hailed as the new “queen of the bonkbuster” – and she couldn’t be more delighted at the accolade, particularly as it originally belonged to one of her idols, the late great Jill