Being dad to my kids and having a family.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2019 source ↗
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Being dad to my kids and having a family.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2019 source ↗
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
Being able to paint the way I do.
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
Learning to surf - a 6ft frame is a real hindrance for the sport.
Beijing 2008 – not making the Olympic final.
A mechanic when I was a little kid, and then, when I came to the UK, I wanted to play professional football.
Probably my wife, because sometimes I do crazy things.
I have worked in McDonald’s.
When I was a kid, travelling from Ethiopia to the UK, the plane door opened, the oxygen masks came down and the plane did an emergency landing in Egypt.
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