Vick Hope

“I don't think there's a happier place than when you're dancing and feeling the music.”

“I work with refugee families in Hackney in my local area in east London. Sport brings them together. A lot of the children come from different countries and speak different languages. It's difficult to find things they can all connect and interact with that are non-verbal. Sport is it.”

“Being ambitious, driven, and passionate can sometimes come at a cost and warp our sense of perspective: when we constantly work and strive to be better, we can find ourselves dwelling on mistakes of the past or putting pressure on what we'll do in the future, rather than living in the present.”

“Together, we can put pressure on our employers to do better, to represent the rich diversity of the audience they serve, to stop painting women as sidekicks, as appendages or accessories to men.”

“Exploring my racial identity, my blackness and my whiteness as living, breathing, moving parts; confronting race as an issue head-on, learning about it, talking about it, celebrating the beauty of my cultures, being honest about the ugly parts of our history, and consolidating my sense of self has been liberating in so many ways.”

“I played football at uni right up until I broke my leg. This girl slide-tackled me, studs up and broke it on impact. I was in my fourth year and mentally it made such a difference having that taken away from me when I needed it.”

“Rupi Kaur is an author and poet who posts the most beautiful, thought-provoking excerpts on her Instagram.”

“During a university gap year in Argentina I got a job presenting for MTV, and in my final year I was doing bits and pieces for them in London and at ITN. Then, when I graduated, MTV asked if I wanted to be a runner. I said: 'Absolutely!'”

“I counted down the days until I turned 16 when I'd be allowed to straighten my 'crazy, frizzy hair,' as the other girls had called it.”

“We can endure much more than we think we can, but that doesn't mean we should.”

“There is no prescribed route into presenting.”

“You never know when the tables will turn, so I think we should all just be kind to one another. It's really as simple as that.”

“We have a responsibility to help people who are less fortunate.”

“Back in the day, you belonged to a tribe, whether you liked rock, whether you liked pop, whether you liked hip-hop. But I think music has become more genre-fluid.”

“I'm much better at flirting with women than I am with flirting with men!”

“Giving back is really important. My mother always instilled in me that you have to help others.”

“I'm like a magpie and am drawn to anything shiny, sparkly or bright and you really get that with Ted Baker.”

“When I first came to London to find work in TV, it was impossible because someone needs to take that chance on you.”

“Having been labelled at school and in the workplace as 'sassy,' 'feisty,' 'aggressive,' 'hard' and 'dramatic,' I started to believe these stereotypes. I self-stereotyped and became sure I would eventually become 'too much' for whoever I was with.”

“I feel like I had to prove myself a lot because people doubt you. If someone does doubt me it does ignite a bit of a fire.”