A biography for Miquita Oliverhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I was on holiday in Morocco and in the middle of nowhere some random strangers suddenly shouted out 'T4!' It was so out of the blue; l was terrified for a minute!”
“I like to be reminded that life is going on.”
“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'm used to presenting programs about pop music, interviewing pop stars, and hosting awards.”
“It isn't something I expected to be good at, but I am an amazing skier.”
“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 get angry when people go, 'Oh, you're just rude to people.'”
“I just love second-hand clothes.”
“I was definitely getting too cosy. I would probably have done 'Popworld' until I was 60.”
“When I was declared bankrupt it felt like I was in a financial mess I would never get out of.”
“I actually have a real soft spot for Kerry Katona.”
“I do have a personal trainer who I'll go to every day - I lose loads of weight, then I get lazy and put it all back on again.”
“I love looking back on it because it wasn't just 'Popworld' - it was my life.”
“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.”
“I think I'm just realizing what a huge luxury it is to be able to do whatever we want on television.”
“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.”
“Just the sound of the paper ripping relaxes me.”
“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.”
“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.”