As a mantra with which to attack the new decade, I wrote this piece for Marie Claire about taking risks in life with the same energy of the Sussex’s ‘Megxit’ . I wanted to inspire women to cut harmful ties that they may have come to rely on, seek adventures even if they seem scary, walk away from toxic relationships and …
NIKE x FBB: The Women Who Changed The Game
Football Beyond Borders teamed up with Nike to celebrate young women in London who are trailblazers in their field, whilst writing some of the most inspirational women from football, politics, media and society back into the history books. It was an honour to be named a Gamechanger representing Nigeria and I loved being interviewed by hugely talented young players Fatia, Haja, …
SHOUT MAGAZINE: Vick Hope’s ‘Letter To My Younger Self’
Shout was my favourite magazine for such a huge part of my youth, so it meant a lot to write this piece for them, reflecting on the lessons I’ve learned and the things I wish I’d known as a 13-year-old. Read the full piece here: https://twitter.com/VickNHope/status/1233005440767864833 …
HELLO MAGAZINE: Vick Hope and Roman Kemp on their brand new kid’s book Listen Up!
Ro and I returned to the very same location that years earlier we shot one of our first TV shows together, and got to work with a fantastic team of creatives for an exclusive shoot and interview for the release of our children’s book, Listen Up! It was lovely to talk about our school days, our journey together as presenters, but …
STYLIST MAGAZINE: Vick Hope: ‘What my life really looked like in 2009’
To celebrate their 10th birthday, Stylist Magazine asked a whole host of inspirational women, from Rose McGowan to Fearne Cotton, to look back on what they were doing, watching, wearing, caring, feeling, talking and thinking about this time ten years ago. For me, this reflection took the form of leggings with denim mini skirts, doing gun fingers while listening to MIA, …
MARIE CLAIRE: Vick Hope on Burnout
Knowing so many women who feel relentless pressure to constantly strive for success while grappling with society’s expectations of them, I wanted to share my experiences of work burnout. I wrote for Marie Claire about driving myself to the point of collapse, dealing with the fall-out from Strictly, a relationship breakdown and being fully alone for the first time in my …
TEACH: ‘Literature should help us find our voice’
I wrote for Teach Reading And Writing Magazine about the importance of representation in children’s books and my quest to help as many children as possible believe that their stories are worth telling…and to go out and tell them! Online version: https://www.teachwire.net/news/literature-should-help-us-find-our-voice …
FABULOUS MAGAZINE: ‘High Hopes’ cover story
Fabulous mag’s Beth Neil is like a really wonderful therapist. This interview was special and I felt comfortable enough to open up about my insecurities, impostor syndrome and experience of the very male-dominated entertainment industry which I was getting to grips with navigating at the almighty career turning point that was Strictly. It’s always a pleasure and a laugh to shoot …
DARE MAGAZINE: ‘Hope Wins’ cover story
Despite nearly taking out the entire studio while posing on rollerskates (sorry guys!), this was such a fun spring/summer shoot and interview with the Superdrug team behind my ‘The Beauty Of It All’ podcast. Photos by Caz Dyer, with massive shouts to Michelle Sultan, Abbie May and Zoe Kozlik for such a vibrant creative on this shoot, and thank you to …
BEAST MAGAZINE: ‘Hope And Glory’ cover story
It was so lovely to chat about my favourite parts of Hackney with Rosie Gizauskas for our local East London mag, Beast. The Old Bank Vault art gallery was such a cool shoot location, styled by Maria Loizouu, with hair and make-up by Sarah Massie. You can read the issue here: BEAST magazine – ISSUE 5 …