But was he successful? Was he any good? Again and again, in this gorgeously written, humorous, compelling, life-affirming memoir - already, rightly, a bestseller - you pause and wonder: what am I actually being charmed by? Who is this man?
PIERS MORGAN: If looks could kill, Jack Whitehall would have murdered me through my laptop
The GQ Men Of The Year Awards.
DEBORAH ROSS: 'Will Anne be cleared?' Tracy Borman gasped on The Fall Of Anne Boleyn... Ooh, the suspense
A couple of years ago, Channel 5 gave us Anne Boleyn: Queen For A Thousand Days.
Saint-Saëns would have hated this album. He thought Carnival Of The Animals (1886) threatened his reputation as a serious composer and refused to have it published.
Annus horribilis? Not for pop. This has been a year when music has meant more than ever.
Amid a blizzard of dystopian fiction, Alam's novel stands out for its eerily languid shift from canny social drama to apocalyptic disaster fiction.
This is modern Indian cooking at its best, pure but never prissy, with the most eloquent understanding of spice. And at £30 for two courses (plus half a bottle of wine), incredible value, too. So, two modern bites of the sub-continent, miles apart in price and presentation. But both united in their power to delight. ...read
Riesling, from its spiritual home in Germany, is one of the greatest treasures of the wine world - and this month I'm delighted to raise my glass to '31 Days of German Riesling. ...read
Like many people, I'm now facing the possibility of several weeks confined with my four-year-old, a prospect only marginally less alarming than being cooped up with Frankenstein's monster. Thankfully, unlike actual prisoners, those of us self-isolating or marooned with children have plenty of entertainment on offer, with apps and games purpose-built to consume hours, days and weeks like my cat gulps down cans of tuna. ...read
The GQ Men Of The Year Awards have always been a double-edged sword for me.
Although we knew Jack Charlton was ill, his death in July at 85 still came as a shock. After all, he was Big Jack, a seemingly indestructible force. Despite being a no-nonsense footballer who, by his own admission, lacked flair (unlike younger brother Bobby), he revolutionised the role of the defender and became one of the best managers of his generation.
For a musician in a band, going solo is usually a chance to get away from the gang, to do something small and introspective. For Gary Barlow, as he approaches his 50th birthday in January, it's nothing of the sort.
For some time now, the exclamation mark has been going out of fashion. Perhaps we are all more wary and less excitable than once we were.
Social mobility is a phrase we hear a lot about these days, and quite right too.
Imagine some murky but world-changing event. Here, it's called 'The Arrest', and starts with the death of television and the internet. There's no oil, and guns are useless.
Even the most devoted reader of Jane Austen might find themselves surprised at the reality of life in Regency Britain.
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