A biography for Miquita Oliverhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“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.”
“It was rough having my body develop, fluctuate and become fleshier in front of the 'Popworld' cameras.”
“Shopping second hand has always just made me feel good.”
“I remember one episode trying to be really gassed about The Darkness and thinking, 'This just feels really forced.'”
“Me and my nan dress exactly the same.”
“We grew up in west London, everyone was poor, and we bought our clothes from charity shops or from Portobello.”
“I like listening to reggae, hip hop, ragga and R&B when I am skipping.”
“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.”
“It's quite interesting to hear the different ways boys and girls talk about sex, because they're not so different at all.”
“I'm not a huge fan of Britney Spears' music but I very much understand her relevance.”
“With 'Popworld' I've had the most brilliant time and I'm so proud of everything Simon and I have done with the show.”
“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.”
“'The Victorians' show is like no TV I've done.”
“Black boys always fancy a mixed-race girl. That's my theory anyway.”
“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've received some very creepy letters, from some very creepy men.”
“It's weird being mixed race, people never talk about the white side, they always talk about the black side.”
“I was in a tsunami with Simon Amstell.”
“When I'm interviewing people, the way I bond with them is by encouraging them to complain about how hard their day is.”