Vick Hope

Music for me was a release, an escapism and it was really exciting.

— Vick Hope

I work with refugee families in Hackney in my local area in east London. Sport brings them together. A lot of the…

— Vick Hope

A lot of conversations happened during Obama's election that opened my eyes and made me really excited. He provided hope at a…

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

During a university gap year in Argentina I got a job presenting for MTV, and in my final year I was doing…

— Vick Hope

TV, for me, is all about relaxation and drawing a line under the day.

— Vick Hope

People living in refugee camps currently do not have access to the healthcare that they need during a pandemic.

— Vick Hope

Having been labelled at school and in the workplace as 'sassy,' 'feisty,' 'aggressive,' 'hard' and 'dramatic,' I started to believe these stereotypes.…

— Vick Hope

When I lived in Argentina I had to change my sense of humour to fit in - I became a slapstick character…

— Vick Hope

Dances like Ballroom and Latin are totally outside my comfort zone but I love dancing, it makes people happy - myself included.

— Vick Hope

Taking risks doesn't mean shirking responsibility, but embracing possibilities.

— Vick Hope

I wanted to stand out from the other kids who had gone to Eton.

— Vick Hope

I counted down the days until I turned 16 when I'd be allowed to straighten my 'crazy, frizzy hair,' as the other…

— Vick Hope

When I was growing up we didn't have TV in our house which is perhaps why I work in TV because it…

— Vick Hope

Goodbyes do not need to be negative, as you're saying hello to something new.

— Vick Hope

There is a level of confidence you need before the day comes when you realise that what makes you different is really…

— Vick Hope

I love a freshly tailored white shirt, dungarees and cute loafers, like Prince George.

— Vick Hope

Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernadine Evaristo is so phenomenally written, following the interlinking lives and stories of women of colour navigating life…

— Vick Hope

I realised that rather than looking for someone else to be an 'other half' to make me whole, that I need to…

— Vick Hope

It shouldn't be normal to be told that 'radio is an old boys' club, you'll learn to get used to it.'

— Vick Hope

I'm always up for playing around with fashion and I'm quite open to new ideas and experimenting.

— Vick Hope

I'm a big fan of a slit on a dress, so it's always worth having a little look in the mirror just…

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

Exploring my racial identity, my blackness and my whiteness as living, breathing, moving parts; confronting race as an issue head-on, learning about…

— Vick Hope

I'm from Newcastle and went to Cambridge University and I worried whether I'd fit in; I'm mixed race, so my mum grew…

— Vick Hope