Culture

 Actors, musicians, comedians and writers: Square Mile interviews some of the biggest names on the scene – from upstarts to legends

Bella Hull

Bella Hull: “I had to take beta-blockers before I went on stage”

Ényì Okoronkwo

Ényì Okoronkwo: “My leaf-cutter ant colony dream”

Ashley Storrie: “Comedy was the only thing I was fit for.”

Jing Lusi

Jing Lusi: “Crazy Rich Asians became a watershed moment”

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef: “Being in the public eye is very stressful on your mental health”

Jayden Revri

Jayden Revri: “If you can touch one person’s heart through your work, that’s all you need”

“I was going to either run for Prime Minister or end up in prison.” Wallis Day is going global

Ed Patrick

Ed Patrick: “I was mesmerised by stand-up”

Bernard Cornwell in The Last Kindom

Bernard Cornwell: the remarkable story of a literary warlord

Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton: “I managed to die on my arse in my first trial spot”

Amelia Eve

Amelia Eve: “If I wasn’t walking dogs or acting, I’d join the circus”