A biography for Judi Lovehasn’t been written yet.
“I am very open with regards to emotion and really being honest with yourself for how you are feeling.”
“I could see myself putting on a nun hat and people wondering if I was really a nun!”
“Knowing that the voices of both parents have now gone has left me with a great deal of pain and sadness. They sacrificed so much for me, coming to a country that felt so far away from home, and I'm so proud of the experiences the've given me.”
“Both of my parents had a lot of personality.”
“It's unbelievable how much I've learned and how my love of cooking has grown.”
“Strictly' is one of the hardest things physically I've ever done.”
“My daughter is an amazing cook. Her palate is brilliant.”
“The reality is when it comes to the U.K. anything with the weather it's almost like we can't cope and we go into meltdown.”
“It's too simple to classify me as a woman merely because I've had children or because of my physical body. There is so much more to being a woman than that.”
“I'm always excited to see people embracing their love, it's exciting seeing their family grow.”
“There's more to me than just the labels that society wants to place on me or any other Black woman, so I can be all of them. And I think there's one thing as Black women we need to learn is we are allowed to be all of them.”
“I had a weave that was really bad. Too dramatic. I literally took it out when I got home. Had to pretend to like it at the hairdresser's.”
“I am definitely competitive, but more so against myself.”
“I like the feeling of strengthening my body more than necessarily cardio.”
“Being happy with my appearance is something I've had to learn over time.”
“I was a plus size girl when I was younger, I was a size 14 which I don't see as plus size.”
“I just like my own space.”
“I lived in my own world as a kid. I sang Whitney Houston songs to imagined crowds. While watching films, I'd pretend to be the star of my own movie. Something in me wanted to entertain, but there was no representation. I never thought there was a space for this chubby working-class West Indian girl in Leyton to be on screen.”
“I was often filled with excitement to be given a platform to showcase Black history to others. I never questioned why Black history wasn't taught in more of an in-depth way. On reflection, that's the naivety of a child.”
“Being a performer, I learned how to go into professional mode, but I still have moments when I have to look in a mirror, remember who I am, what my gift is, and get on with it.”