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1. What happens when I go to America is I sound really English. Most people would start sounding American, but I do the opposite.
2. I don’t have dairy because I’m a singer and, quite frankly, I don’t want to mess around with my vocal chords and how those behave, and dairy is an allergen for me.
3. If you’re going to go for a thing, there’s no point unless you’re going all the way.
4. One of my favourite pieces is ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ — I’d love to be in that. Or an alternative version of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ where I get to play Mercutio, something like that.
5. The thing that disturbs me the most, being in England, is that on the screen we don’t see very many of us — there aren’t very many black girls. They don’t make the roles for us, or they don’t see us in those roles.
6. There are days when I’m completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I’m completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then it’s Aretha Franklin, then it’s Lena Horne, then it’s Ella Fitzgerald, then it’s John Legend, then it’s Michael Jackson. Music, to me, is like food, so I feel like whatever I need that day, I can get from a song.
7. My body is one that kind of looks at weights, and then all of a sudden, I have muscle.
8. When I was 15, I didn’t think I was the prettiest at all. But then something happened when I was 20-something — I thought, actually, I really like what I look like. Just because I don’t look like everybody else doesn’t mean that I can’t be just as beautiful.
9. I love that I can demonstrate that it’s OK to look and be strong.
10. My faith is with me always.
11. I take biotin to make sure hair and nails are growing well.
12. I would love to appear in ‘Scandal,’ something like that, or ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ because I think they’re incredible.
13. I’ve seen ‘Hamilton.’ I’m obsessed. The music is crazy.
14. I like Traditional Medicinals for most teas I drink.
15. I don’t drink anything other than water and herbal tea.
16. What I want to see is more mixed casts. We need it. People need to be brave — in the real world, everyone and anyone is around. So if people get to see themselves on the stage, they’ll want to come.
17. It’s kind of epic to see four women really be physically and mentally strong, in themselves and in their lives. That’s what ‘Widows’ is.
18. Just because I don’t look like everybody else doesn’t mean that I can’t be just as beautiful.
19. I travel with seaweed chips, edamame chips, tea, peanut butter, avocados. I always take my supplements with me because they’re easy to carry.
20. As a singer, I like to have a warm beverage with me all the time.