Rob McGibbon interviews Felicity Kendal at Cadogan Hall Chelsea, in 2012. Photo © Hattie Miles/RobMcGibbon
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Legend Salomon Kalou: ‘I can’t wait to play at The Bridge again. It is the place I love’
Former Chelsea star winger Salomon Kalou has revealed how deeply he misses the life of a professional footballer and how he can't wait to relive his dream to play at Stamford Bridge again. Kalou, who won the Champions League and the Double during six stand-out years at Chelsea, returns to The Bridge this weekend to play in the Chelsea Legends charity match. He will head to Chelsea's training ground today at Cobham, Surrey, for a session to...
John Simpson: ‘I would sit in the pews at Chelsea Old Church and think of the people who had come before me here – Thomas More, Anne Boleyn – and my problems did not seem too important’
Distinguished journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE has a lasting love for Chelsea. He lived in the area for many years, until some uncertainty about his career at the BBC forced him to move. He returns this week for an Author’s Talk as part of the Chelsea Book Festival. Here, he shares a few memories of his former Chelsea life - and he wonders if anyone has somewhere for him to rent when he visits in the future! Where is home now for you...
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