Nicola Sturgeon: First in-depth interview exclusive on STV

The first in-depth interview with Nicola Sturgeon will be shown exclusively on STV days before the launch of her book.

The former first minister of Scotland sat down for a wide-ranging conversation with News at Ten presenter Julie Etchingham.

The interview will be broadcast live on STV, STV Player and ITV at 7pm on Monday, August 11.

Her political memoir, Frankly, will be published on Thursday, August 14.

Sturgeon has been promoting her book with appearances at festivals and theatres but details of the contents have been kept secret.

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Ahead of publication, a serialisation will appear in The Times on Saturday and then in The Sunday Times this weekend.

In a promotional trailer for the exclusive broadcast interview, Julie Etchingham says that Sturgeon refers to the writing of the book as being “a lifeline” and “therapy”.

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The former SNP leader also jokes that her first-ever tattoo is a “mid-life crisis alert”.

The interview is expected to see Sturgeon questioned on her rise to the top of Scottish and UK politics, the breakdown of her relationship with the late former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and her arrest as part of a police investigation into SNP finances.

Nicola Sturgeon: The Interview will be available live on STV and STV Player at 7pm on Monday, August 11.

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The former first minister also said she was planning to write a fiction novel after her retirement from politics next year.

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