Interviews

‘In girl bands, there’s always one they tear down’

The former Atomic Kitten star on the price of fame, touring with Katie Price, and blasting out her hits in the car

Mariana Enríquez: ‘The fear of the old female body is out of control’

The Argentinian writer on her cemetery obsession, horror’s fixation with ageing, and the novel she tossed on the barbecue

Lolita Chakrabarti’s cultural highlights

The actor and writer on reconsidering John Lennon and Yoko Ono, a monastic adventure, and the musical that made her cheeks hurt from laughing

‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’

The Vermont senator and voice of the American left talks Trump

Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life

Bill Nighy has strong opinions on the art of living. And now he is imparting his wisdom as an agony uncle

‘Dave and I knocked 50 Shades of Grey off the top of the charts’

The Hairy Biker, 58, on best mate Dave Myers and why pollock is a waste of time

Tomos Parry: ‘It’s just good produce cooked over fire’

The understated, uncompromising chef will be writing a monthly column for the Observer Magazine

What next at Armani? Fashion’s great succession story

The master is gone, and the question of who will take over at Armani is obsessing the fashion industry

Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’

The film-maker on the art of the anecdote, her playwright father and getting to know the Goodfellas director

There’s no business like dough business

Meet four independent bakers, all with a growing customer base and a passion for doing things right

Giuliano da Empoli: ‘I’m the scribe of a dying civilisation’

The Wizard of the Kremlin author on tech conquistadors, threats to democracy, and his friendship with Emmanuel Macron

Jeremy King: ‘The Ivy just hit the moment’

The founder of London’s original celebrity-magnet restaurant has a new place – and a new book

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s cultural highlights

The Serpentine gallery curator on British rap, Sou Fujimoto’s architecture and video games

‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’

After a string of ‘good guy’ roles, the Detectorists star returns to the stage as Shakespeare’s toxic villain Iago

Michèle Lamy: ‘This is me, every day’

The iconic designer and muse, 81, shares her thoughts on the unruliness of beauty

Mary Portas: 'Knowing you can stand alone is a powerful feeling'

The retail consultant and broadcaster on losing her mother, becoming one, and the job that changed her

‘Drama without humour is bad art’

In Fulham, Brett Goldstein is renovating a house; in Hollywood, a career. For the standup who became a leading man, both are works in progress

‘I’m incredulous anyone would want to know about my life’

The actor on the perils and pleasures of being herself