Shape I'm in: Don Baker, musician and actor

DON Baker does not believe in self-pity, even though he has every reason to feel sorry for himself following the cruel treatment he experienced as a young boy in a reformatory school.

While actor Stephen Fry recently referred to self-pity as the “ugliest emotion in humanity”, the musician and actor has a more nuanced view.

“I think self-pity is OK for a while but it has to turn to compassion,” he says.