She is named after a Joni Mitchell song and aces Madonna at karaoke, but what does the Chicken Shop Date host listen to when she’s shut up shop?
The first single I ever bought
Viva Forever by the Spice Girls on cassette, probably from the Woolworths on Edgware Road [north London], near where I grew up, which I used to love because it had a huge pick’n’mix. I remember the cover very vividly, with the Spice Girls all as fairies. They embodied so many brilliant qualities, like having fun and not taking life too seriously, which I try to live up to now. Spice World is genuinely one of my favourite films of all time. I was watching it the other day and I realised my sense of humour, even my approach to editing, all come from my obsession with the Spice Girls.
My karaoke go-to
Like a Virgin by Madonna. I’ve been doing it for many years now and it’s a crowdpleaser. My favourite time was when I went to Cuba with two of my friends when I was at uni. We were staying in this tiny village with a karaoke bar where all the locals went. I went on stage, performed that song, and won the night. The next day I was genuinely famous in the town. People were coming up to me and saying: “You’re the girl from karaoke night! Congratulations!”
