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‘Normal?! Don’t call me normal!’ Gail Porter on stardom, sexism, anorexia – and survival
Bullied as a child, depressed as a teenager, by her 20s the TV presenter finally seemed to be living the life she had dreamed of. Then she lost everything, from her hair to her money to her mental health. Here’s how she bounced back
‘I had a blast!’ The great photographer Alec Soth on why he went back to art school
He is famed for capturing Niagara Falls newlyweds and cabin-dwelling survivalists. But as Soth eased into middle-age, he decided to set off on a two-year odyssey – to tap into ‘the bubbling enthusiasm’ of art students across the US
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