Will
I was born a girl and was called Rebecca. I’m the third of four children and I was a terror, getting into fights a lot. I think Dad understood me, and that was partly because I was a fat kid and was bullied. He had had the same experience and been bullied too. He was my favourite parent and I didn’t make a secret of it.
I used to fight a lot with Mum [the late record company boss Jill Sinclair] . She was always on at me about losing weight and Dad was my ally in lots of hard interactions. It made it tough when he was away.
I was an unhappy kid. From 11 or 12, I felt I should be a