‘i never planned to become an actor’

I’M up at my mum’s old house, going through a trunk full of photographs. There is a biscuit tin of medals here, awarded to my grandfathers after World War I. I pull one of them out and realise it was

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

TV presenter Steph McGovern, 43, on motherhood and Middlesbrough

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

Actor Joanna Page, 48, opens up about her secret dark side, all-night DIY and becoming the next Miss Marple

As she releases her new memoir, soap legend Natalie Cassidy tells Christobel Hastings why she always looks on the bright side of life