Jimmy Akingbola: What does love feel like?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Jimmy Akingbola said elsewhere, not written here

I am not sure I’ve really been in love.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

Warmth and confidence.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗

Like intoxication, sometimes followed by a hangover.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗

Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

It can be as light as a feather or as heavy as a stone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

Not being in Black Panther.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

An in-house chef.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

Working in a warehouse, packing frozen meat. It was a nightmare: I hate the cold and it was very tough.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

Yesterday, talking about my brother, who passed away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

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