What the celebs are talking about this week

“I did what I was told, but there’s a steely part of me that I kind of overlooked for a while and now there’s really not much that happens that I’m not across.”

Looking back on her early career when she rose to success as a teenager, Kylie Minogue felt like a puppet in the music industry – but now she’s pulling all the strings.

“It’s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I’m very thankful – but I’ve also been driven up the wall by it. There’s deep emotional pain. I can celebrate it – but also it’ll always be dark to me.”

John Lennon’s son, Julian, says the song written for him by Paul Mccartney to provide comfort during his parents’ divorce, Hey Jude, will always bring mixed emotions.

“I’m just so, so excited, it’s a bit like a dream. I can’t believe it’s really happening. You’d best believe I’m going to be pulling out all the stops for this performance.”

Olly Alexander has said Eurovision fans should expect “drama” from his entry into the 2024 song contest.

“It’s about duality, isn’t it? Scrooge addresses that monster side of us all. Maybe as a kid, I was aware of that. Maybe the seeds of being an actor were sown then.”

Former Doctor Who star Christopher Ecclestone reckons playing Scrooge in The Old Vic’s production of A Christmas Carol is the role of a lifetime.

“It’s so far out of my comfort zone. Lots of people in my job say yes to Strictly and have an amazing experience, but I’d always kind of run away from it.”

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent is finally facing her fear of the foxtrot for the Christmas special of Strictly.

“I haven’t changed – I’ve just tried to keep up with it. Some people change towards you, I think, because they find it so odd and jarring. I understand that, but I wouldn’t know how to change. I am who I am.”

After years of hard graft, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham hasn’t let hitting mainstream success overwhelm her.