Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

Travel taught me to date differently. I was more respectful of myself. It made me date differently.

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

We are where we come from but also where we are going.

— Vick Hope

When in doubt about what to watch, I tend to opt for guaranteed, certified lols.

— Vick Hope

Even at weddings, I'm quite often put on the children's table, even though I'm very much a full adult.

— Vick Hope

The idea of what forms your identity and whether you fit in as one thing or another is something that we all…

— 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

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'm in awe of people who speak other languages not just fluently but near-native. I speak French, Spanish and Portuguese and I'm…

— Vick Hope

I was living in Argentina in Buenos Aires and I was working as a journalist, but I was earning so little money…

— Vick Hope

There are so many shows I've had such grand intentions of devouring but not found the time, or not given them a…

— Vick Hope

In this industry, you're trying to make something of yourself, trying to build something, you want to do a good job -…

— 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

I did some modelling when I was 16 and was told I was a 'palatable kind of brown.' That hit me quite…

— Vick Hope

It sounds like I literally stand outside of the offices of ITV shouting, 'Give me another spin-off.' But I do love them,…

— Vick Hope

Travelling alone gave me time and space, free of the pressures of trying to verbalise experiences, so I could simply feel the…

— 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

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 have completely tired myself out before - but I think that's natural, we all find it difficult to find balance. It's…

— Vick Hope

For my mum, it was really important to teach me and my brothers, so it came more from her to be honest…

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As I grow older, it's getting more and more important to me. I'm becoming conscious and learning to celebrate where I'm from…

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

— Vick Hope

I guess you could say my beauty routine is to do fun stuff with great people, laugh lots, work hard and be…

— Vick Hope

I used to do people's online dating for them. I had clients in San Francisco, L.A., New York and they'd pay me…

— Vick Hope

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

— Vick Hope

Malorie Blackman's 'Noughts & Crosses' was my favourite as a kid - it was the first time I'd heard of interracial courtship…

— Vick Hope

When you see someone every single day, at 5:30 A.M. in the morning, you have to break down all barriers, you become…

— Vick Hope

Grass-roots clubs and organisations were the places growing up where I found solace. It's important that young people have that space and…

— Vick Hope

I love supporting British companies, especially British fashion, and Ted Baker just encapsulates our heritage.

— Vick Hope

Sometimes, when something good happens, it snowballs, and you can't put a price on someone taking a chance on you.

— 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

I was working as a print journalist before I gave broadcasting a go, and spent years behind the camera in production while…

— Vick Hope

Together, we can put pressure on our employers to do better, to represent the rich diversity of the audience they serve, to…

— 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

It feels dismissive to suggest relationships can ever be truly colourblind. And more importantly, I don't believe they ever should be. To…

— Vick Hope

I think a good book is one you can lose yourself in and find yourself in, and that's what I did with…

— Vick Hope

I was strong willed and my parents instilled this notion of hard graft. That's how you've got to get by - nothing…

— Vick Hope