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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
I actually have a real soft spot for Kerry Katona.
It is so important to be active when you are young, and I think it would have helped me tenfold if, alongside 'Popworld,' school, T4, Radio One and all those other things I was doing, that I had played a bit of sport at the weekends with my friends.
Do you know what, the reason I haven't worked loads and loads is because I got so lucky working on 'Popworld' and T4. They were such unique pieces of telly, so I got really spoiled.
I cut off my curls and got hair extensions because I felt they made me look more acceptable - more white. I just wasn't very comfortable being a mixed-race woman.
Just the sound of the paper ripping relaxes me.
I've always wanted to live really high up, and this is the only flat in the building with a balcony, so I feel quite smug up here.
Quite a lot of the American rappers will be a bit confused by the humor and a bit lost. But I think you have to give people the benefit of the doubt.
I'm proud of how long we did it for, I'm proud that we left when we did, I'm proud of everything about 'Popworld.'
That the word 'sustainable' can be a bit intimidating, but it's just about keeping an eye on your daily decisions.
Any nature documentary or TV show will always make you start thinking differently about what surrounds us and how to take care of it.
When I was declared bankrupt it felt like I was in a financial mess I would never get out of.
I find real strength in Drake and I think it's because he's so gentle and confident in his delivery. It's like, he's not panicking and overselling himself or trying to lie.
With 'Popworld' I've had the most brilliant time and I'm so proud of everything Simon and I have done with the show.
I don't think I'll ever shop on the high street in the same way again. It just doesn't have the same excitement for me.
Paloma wool and all of the British Heart Foundation shops - I love checking out the latest donations to find quality, preloved pieces that no one else will have.
I like girls who look like they never brush their hair. That's the key to real style.
Simon has always said we're a chat show pretending to be a music show.
It's really bad to show kids the only way to be successful is to be famous, anyway.
I'd like to become a female Louis Theroux.
I just love second-hand clothes.
I did Justin Timberlake when I was 18 and I was so nervous I couldn't breathe properly. It was the first time I'd done an interview where I realized the scariest bit is the part before.
Black boys always fancy a mixed-race girl. That's my theory anyway.
I love looking back on it because it wasn't just 'Popworld' - it was my life.
My dad is white, he's an art history teacher, he's very traditional.
I had a mini-breakdown and had to move back in with my parents. But then I got a great therapist and it saved my life.
JLS got the biggest reception at T4 On The Beach - it was like whoa, OK!
I interviewed Michael Caine the other day for a film about him being a magician and we did it in - and by the way, this place does exist - the Ministry of Magic in Marylebone. I know, it's ludicrous!
When I was 15 I went to live with my aunt and uncle instead of my mum, for money reasons. It was a huge shock to my system, suddenly living with six people rather than one. Hopefully it changed me for the better.
Shopping second hand has always just made me feel good.
When I'm interviewing people, the way I bond with them is by encouraging them to complain about how hard their day is.
It isn't something I expected to be good at, but I am an amazing skier.
When I turned 30, six years ago, I decided to run the London Marathon and I did not even really train. I thought that it was not even that difficult. I completed it in 5hr 15min, I could have got closer to 4hr 30min if I had trained properly.
The thing about 'Popworld' is it became such a luxury to be doing this great show every week, and to have people stop you in the street and say it's good.
I think I'm just realizing what a huge luxury it is to be able to do whatever we want on television.
I get angry when people go, 'Oh, you're just rude to people.'
I dropped my prompt cards in front of Josh Hartnett once and I've never recovered.
At 17 I was earning money I didn't know how to handle and before I knew it I owed thousands to the taxman.
I went bankrupt and then I didn't tell anyone.
When London first went into lockdown, Mum and I were in the car listening to the radio. We drove to our local Turkish supermarket and saw queues around the building. Everyone looked terrified. I burst into tears when I got home.
I'm not a huge fan of Britney Spears' music but I very much understand her relevance.
It sucks if you're having a fat day and you still have to go on TV.
In my group of friends it's not really a big deal that I'm on telly. They're all much more famous than me.
I've always been very honest about the fact my weight goes up and down, but I think that's the same for a lot of people.
'The Victorians' show is like no TV I've done.
I like listening to reggae, hip hop, ragga and R&B when I am skipping.
It's weird being mixed race, people never talk about the white side, they always talk about the black side.
It was rough having my body develop, fluctuate and become fleshier in front of the 'Popworld' cameras.
I was definitely getting too cosy. I would probably have done 'Popworld' until I was 60.
Looking back, I had a great lockdown - the vibe of my family got me through it. Every night we'd cook, play tunes and dance.
Me and my nan dress exactly the same.
I started listening to old music that represented Mum and us living in west London when I was younger, and delved deep: SWV, Soul II Soul, Mos Def, A Tribe Called Quest, Young Disciples, D'Angelo and lots of Wu Tang Clan.
I started 'Popworld' at the age of 16 so for me it's a bit like leaving school.
Growing up, I saw Mum as being so celebratory of our culture. So I was surprised to hear - during discussions sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests - about the racism she experienced growing up, and the shame she once felt about being black.
At the interview, they asked me what music I liked and what I thought of Britney Spears. I said she was an idiot. Then they said I'd got the job. I was absolutely terrified.
I cannot express how much music got me through lockdown. I re-discovered Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin.
I was in a tsunami with Simon Amstell.
We grew up in west London, everyone was poor, and we bought our clothes from charity shops or from Portobello.
My parents had a six floor warehouse on Curtain Road called Cordy House between 2004 and 2007 where we had some of the most banging and memorable London parties.
When you skip to a beat, it is a much more pleasurable way to stay active. It becomes a mixture of dance and skip.
Tupperware! I use every size I can get.
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