“i can’t believe i’ll be 80 this year!”

Angela Rippon on her career, why she’s not ready to retire, and Strictly

After winning the Wimbledon girls’ singles title at the age of 17, it looked like Annabel Croft, the golden girl of British tennis, had the world at her feet. But, ahead of this year’s Championships,

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church

Full disclosure: I’ve known Nicky Hambleton-Jones for 25 years. We met at a book club when we were both lonely souls who had just landed in Britpop ’90s London – me from the North East of England and

ANGELA RAYNER

My whole life has been a fluke. I applied to be a contestant on Big Brother in 2010 on a whim, because I fancied being on TV. It’s head-scratching to think of what my life was like before Big Brother