Vick Hope: “My most embarrassing moment? I gave a dance lesson and one of my chicken fillets fell '
Born in Newcastle, Vick Hope, 32, studied at the University of Cambridge. She spent a year at the Argentina Independent newspaper in Buenos Aires, before joining Radio 1, where she currently presents three shows a week: Going Home With Vick and Jordan; Tips for everyday life; and The Official Chart: First Look. She's authored two children's books, presents the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast and hosted Vick Hope's Breakfast, available on ITV Hub. She lives in London and is engaged to Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.
What is your biggest fear? When I was little, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to face on a daily basis. It hasn't turned out to be a problem yet, but there's still time.
What trait do you most regret about yourself? I can't say no. I make people happy, and that means I burn myself out from taking too much.
What trait do you most deplore in other people? dislike I like it when people manipulate your words, which sometimes happens in the tabloids.
What was your most embarrassing moment? I remember teaching a dance class for 7 years when I was in sixth grade, and one of my chicken tenders fell off. I quickly explained that they needed to make your breasts look a little bigger, and ran out of the room.
What did you want to be when you were growing up ?J -Lo a foreign pen pal and in college I assumed someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6 but that never happened .
Besides a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Vacations.
What dislike the most about your appearance? When you can see on my face that I'm tired: puffiness around my eyes and dark circles.
Who would you play in the movie of your life?Daniel Day-Lewis.
What is your most unpleasant habit? I talk a lot and have done so since I was a child. Some people in my life love it, but I'm sure a lot of people hate it.
What's the worst thing anyone's ever said to you?When I started trying to be a journalist, I did a pilot for a show in Newcastle. We were interviewing people on the street at a party and a guy walked by and said, "That's never gonna happen to you." It cut deep.
Would you choose fame or anonymity? Anonymity.
What's the last lie you told? I took my little brothers to Ibiza, and last night my mother said to me: "How was it?" I said, "It's all right." That's all she needs to know.
Who would you most like to apologize to, and why? My young me. I told myself so often that I wasn't good enough, that I wasn't smart enough, that I wasn't interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I was not kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
Have you ever said "I love you' and I didn't mean it? No: At the time, I would have thought I meant it.
When did you cry for the last time, and why? It sounds so silly, but I cry happily all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
How would you like us to remember you?Like someone who laughed.
Tell us a secretFortune cookies were invented in America.
Born in Newcastle, Vick Hope, 32, studied at the University of Cambridge. She spent a year at the Argentina Independent newspaper in Buenos Aires, before joining Radio 1, where she currently presents three shows a week: Going Home With Vick and Jordan; Tips for everyday life; and The Official Chart: First Look. She's authored two children's books, presents the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast and hosted Vick Hope's Breakfast, available on ITV Hub. She lives in London and is engaged to Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.
What is your biggest fear? When I was little, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to face on a daily basis. It hasn't turned out to be a problem yet, but there's still time.
What trait do you most regret about yourself? I can't say no. I make people happy, and that means I burn myself out from taking too much.
What trait do you most deplore in other people? dislike I like it when people manipulate your words, which sometimes happens in the tabloids.
What was your most embarrassing moment? I remember teaching a dance class for 7 years when I was in sixth grade, and one of my chicken tenders fell off. I quickly explained that they needed to make your breasts look a little bigger, and ran out of the room.
What did you want to be when you were growing up ?J -Lo a foreign pen pal and in college I assumed someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6 but that never happened .
Besides a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Vacations.
What dislike the most about your appearance? When you can see on my face that I'm tired: puffiness around my eyes and dark circles.
Who would you play in the movie of your life?Daniel Day-Lewis.
What is your most unpleasant habit? I talk a lot and have done so since I was a child. Some people in my life love it, but I'm sure a lot of people hate it.
What's the worst thing anyone's ever said to you?When I started trying to be a journalist, I did a pilot for a show in Newcastle. We were interviewing people on the street at a party and a guy walked by and said, "That's never gonna happen to you." It cut deep.
Would you choose fame or anonymity? Anonymity.
What's the last lie you told? I took my little brothers to Ibiza, and last night my mother said to me: "How was it?" I said, "It's all right." That's all she needs to know.
Who would you most like to apologize to, and why? My young me. I told myself so often that I wasn't good enough, that I wasn't smart enough, that I wasn't interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I was not kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
Have you ever said "I love you' and I didn't mean it? No: At the time, I would have thought I meant it.
When did you cry for the last time, and why? It sounds so silly, but I cry happily all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
How would you like us to remember you?Like someone who laughed.
Tell us a secretFortune cookies were invented in America.
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