What the celebs are talking about this week

“It was hard to leave Scotland. There’s a sense you’re turning your back. People in Scotland to this day tell me to remember where I come from.”

Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor hasn’t lived in his homeland since 2008, but insists he’s still proud to fly the flag wherever he is in the world.

“We had to find a way of allowing Derek’s voice to be heard and while having to finish it without him has been so hard, I am delighted that the film is a tribute to Derek and his incredible spirit.”

Kate Garraway says completing an ITV documentary about her husband, Derek Draper, following his death was a tough task but an important one.

“I was a grown-up when I did that show, so I resent that the BBC didn’t come to me as soon as they had the thought.”

Dame Arlene Phillips has moved on from her Strictly axing in 2008, but says she still remains angry at the way it was handled - only finding out when a radio show called her to ask for her reaction to the news.

“I have to say that I took on the shame that the world gave to me – for 25 years, making fun of my weight was national sport.”

Launching a new TV special on weight loss, Oprah Winfrey hopes future generations don’t face the headlines she has over the years.

“I think we were an acceptable punching bag. I wasn’t ready for a lot of it. Some of it was quite hurtful. We never really broke into that stadium territory because I cared too much about people not liking me.”

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson brushed off being the butt of jokes in the mid-noughties - but now admits that a lot of it stung.

“Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell Anyone But You. I was able to get Barbarella.”

Rising Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney admits she had her eyes on bigger things when taking a part in Sony’s critically panned superhero film Madame Web...