Judi Love

“I've made the odd sponge cake, but I'm definitely not a baker.”

“I'm awful with names, I blame my dyslexia. There've been so many awkward moments, but I've learned to work wonders with a simple 'Hey, babe!'”

“I'm always sexy.”

“I think it would be good to see Piers being a bit more of himself and see if he can connect with people on an emotional level.”

“As a child, I knew the relevance of celebrating the significant events and pioneers that left an inscription in our history by making momentous changes.”

“You know, some people get really tense when you talk about racism or you talk about being Black and it shouldn't be like that.”

“For me, laughter is healing.”

“Everybody should be able to have the space to talk about how they identify.”

“Dating as a whole is quite daunting for people.”

“Because Western society has Eurocentric ideas about what is beautiful and and that means Black girls have to go above and beyond to feel and look pretty - the expectations would be so much higher.”

“I think the only exercise when I do it I feel the endorphins and feel powerful is when I do a little bit of weights.”

“I think comedy is definitely a good thing, because it allows people to talk from their own lived experience and I think it allows people to hear about different backgrounds, in the same sense of also making people comfortable because you can laugh through adversity or topics that are a little bit difficult.”

“Laughter and food are something that can always bring us together.”

“Sometimes it's so easy to think that you're different and no one will understand you.”

“I think we should be conscious of what we say to people when we're addressing people's physicality. But to then go a step further and say we should stop certain slogans like 'the fat lady sings,' it's taking it a step too far.”

“I'm used to performing to live audiences in stand-up in my creative field, where I feel that I've worked to my personality.”

“I've been involved in the process with Very from the beginning and I wanted to put my stamp on the clothes, whilst making sure each item fits all bodies. My collection has colour, pattern, strong silhouettes - an essential mix for any summer wardrobe.”

“I remember one time I was with my mum, she just didn't know who I was. I went to my friends house, and I went to the kitchen and I just screamed and cried and cried and cried.”

“I remember when I was younger, going to a party and meeting someone, and then you would go home with butterflies - wondering when they would call and waiting for the house phone or your brick mobile to ring.”

“Believe it or not I was shy for a long time.”