letter to my 10-year-old self
A recurring Radio 1 feature in which celebrities and listeners alike write a letter to their younger selves, looking back on childhood struggles, big breaks and the moments that shaped them.
Sam Fender told his younger self to ignore the kids mocking his hair and weight, listen to his grandad's wartime stories and pick up the guitar that would eventually transform his life. [...]
Children's community nurse Fleur told her younger self that she would face a pandemic in PPE, lose her dad to terminal cancer and later support families living through the kind of grief her own had known. [...]
Faith told her younger self that friendship, music and writing would help her through bullying and difficult experiences, while Radio 1 listeners also fought to save the station's soon-to-be-demolished toilets. [...]
Rosie told her younger self that bullying would not define her, her mum's death would break her world for a time, and therapy, Sam and a career helping children would help her rebuild. [...]
Liam Payne told his younger self that life was about to become surreal, urged him to enjoy One Direction rather than sprint through it, and promised that becoming Bear's dad would be his biggest new journey. [...]
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