What’s for breakfast? I turned 41 recently. It’s amazing how good you can feel if you just make a few tweaks. I was a big English breakfast guy before. Now I’ll just throw too many eggs into a shakshuka because Eddie Abbew says to eat a lot of eggs.
That fitness guy? Yes, I’m from a Ghanaian family. My parents moved to the UK in their teens. If you ask any British Ghanaian, they’ll tell you how much they love Eddie: he reminds all of us of someone in our family. We’ve all got an older Ghanaian guy who shouts a lot, but has your best interests at heart.
Sunday rumours? A lot of people think I have a new baby because the Daily Mail reported it. I put a picture of my new nephew on Instagram and… voilà.
What does Sunday feel like? Being a teenager again, with school in the morning. Now it’s about having to be a grownup, and serious about getting ready for the week ahead.
Sunday lunch? Nothing can replace a roast – I just don’t have as big a pudding as I used to. Or any pudding, really. My sweet tooth is definitely in check. I make my own healthy ice-cream with sweetener, protein milk and powder. A pint of ice-cream is only 250 calories and 30g of protein. I sometimes have three a day.
Do you work? Sunday and work don’t mix. I used to present a morning BBC Two children’s show, Smile, with Fearne Cotton, but because I was a teenager, sometimes I’d go out on a Saturday night and do the show without having slept. Never hungover – I don’t drink. Then I presented the top 40 on Radio 1.
A Sunday playlist? I love my music, but I don’t give a crap about the charts. It’s hilarious that I used to host it. I know my tastes. I’m not interested in what my 21-year-old niece likes. My theory is that if it’s good music, it finds good ears. But I won’t be playing Taylor Swift in my house anytime soon. I’m an adult.
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