This much I know

‘I’m wired to feel shame very easily’

The comedian and composer on love logic, coping with criticism, and why he won't cut his hair

Janet Street-Porter: ‘I have resting iconic-pensioner face’

The broadcaster and media personality on appearances, critics, and kinky admirers

Guenther Steiner: ‘Racing was a lot more dangerous in the 1970s’

The motorsport engineer and former team manager on family, feelings, and F1

‘Making fresh pasta from scratch is like therapy for me’

The chef talks about chomping too loudly and his happy childhood in the pub

‘Blessings and challenges – it’s the same life force’

The poet and musician, 39, talks about the power of music and gender dysphoria

‘I’ve always been interested in the fetishistic – the rare and the unusual’

The “Queen of Burlesque” on childhood, her wedding day and why she wants to move to Britain

Prue Leith, restaurateur, 85

The chef talks about her Shakespearean mother, getting a buzz out of business, good experiences with adoption and the fourth plinth at Tragalgar Square

Elif Shafak: ‘Go where a story takes you, without fear’

Novelist Elif Shafak on writing, postpartum depression and heavy metal

David Suchet: ‘I turn 80 next year but I don’t want to act my age’

Actor David Suchet on Poirot, approaching 80, and the secret to a long, happy marriage

This much I know: Harriet Harman, politician, 74

Gary Numan: ‘Being autistic, you react to the world differently’

Musician Gary Numan shares the lessons life has taught him with Harriet Hirschler

This much I know: Pauline Black, singer and actor, 71