Will Young

Published: April 23, 2022, 11:05 a.m.

b'Will Young joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles. The singer, writer and podcaster shot to fame 20 years ago after winning the first series of Pop Idol. Seven albums, four Number One\\u2019s, 10 million record sales and two Brit Awards later, he is now a leading voice in mental health awareness, particularly in the LGBTQ community. \\nSteve Thompson MBE is a 2003 World Cup winner and has been England\\u2019s most capped hooker in the sport of rugby union. He was recently diagnosed with early-onset dementia. \\nHarriet Atkinson received an email out of the blue from a stranger, Bridget Mckenzie, to say that she owned a photograph album that she thought belonged to Harriet\\u2019s family. \\nJess Gillam shares her Inheritance Tracks: Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys and Stars by Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976.\\nPaul Hunter is a life-long Aston Villa fan. Back in 1982, Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich to win the European Cup. Around the same time, 16 year old Paul was told he wouldn\\u2019t amount to anything by one of his teachers. It\\u2019s the tale of two underdogs triumphing. \\n\\nWill\\u2019s book Be Yourself and Happier \\u2013 The A-Z of Wellbeing \\u2013 is published by Ebury Spotlight. His album of Greatest Hits is out in May and a UK tour in the autumn.\\u202f\\nSteve\\u2019s book, Unforgettable: Rugby, dementia and the fight of my life is published by Blink Publishing.\\nWould You Bet Against Us? \\u2013 written and performed by Paul and Told By An Idiot theatre company is at The Birmingham Rep from 19th May until 4th June 2022.\\n\\nProducer: Annette Wells\\nEditor: Alice Feinstein'