Born and raised in east London, the mathematician Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, 31, was introduced final month as a brand new presenter on Countdown, masking Rachel Riley’s maternity go away. A baby prodigy, Imafidon handed two GCSEs at main college and two A-levels aged 11. She graduated from the College of Oxford with a grasp of arithmetic and pc science diploma in 2010 and in 2013 co-founded and have become the CEO of Stemettes, a social enterprise encouraging younger ladies to pursue careers in Stem (science, know-how, engineering and maths). In 2020 she was named essentially the most influential girl in tech within the UK.
1. Podcast
That is presently my favorite podcast. It’s principally a barely completely different tackle tech headlines and various things which are occurring within the tech world, from two podcasters referred to as Abadesi Osunsade and Michael Berhane. I used to bodily go to occasions on a regular basis, however now I don’t get to listen to individuals’s views concerning the issues which are presently occurring. Listening to those two as soon as per week at all times feels such as you’ve caught up with associates. I believe podcasts are like that – it’s such as you’re a part of a dialog regardless that you’re not saying something.
2. TV
Insecure (Sky/HBO)
I really like this present by Issa Rae. The fifth and last sequence has simply been launched. It’s about millennial life and this group of associates who've all these ups and downs of their careers, love lives and relationships. The storylines are nice and I really like the way in which it’s shot: there’s a craftsmanship to the lighting, to the softness of all of it – it makes the whole lot look superb however real. They use blue mild, as a result of the pores and skin of darker individuals exhibits up higher and there’s rather more readability in the way in which they’re seen. It additionally has the most effective soundtrack ever.
3. Meals
I don’t order out usually, however after I do I wish to help native spots. I’m vegan, in order that cuts issues down, however there’s nonetheless fairly a richness within the choices you may get. This can be a place I order from on a regular basis – it’s in Walthamstow, not removed from me, though it seems they've six branches throughout London. It’s correct consolation meals – warming and filling. It’s Caribbean-inspired: they’ve acquired plantain, crimson rice, quinoa, patties, stews, salads, dumplings. I really like the flavours and the truth that it’s wholesome but in addition tastes superb.
4. Movie
King Richard (dir Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced, 2021)
Photograph: Chiabella James
I went to see this with my siblings final month. Serena and Venus [Williams] got here up with the thought to do that film about their dad and his function of their early lives, and it was a reasonably cool movie to observe with my very own siblings – there are positively parallels between their upbringing and ours. At a sure level he’s mad at them for being boastful, and he will get them to observe Cinderella, pondering there’s a lesson they’re going to be taught in it. We had been all laughing within the cinema, as a result of it was the form of factor my dad may have achieved.
5. Gadget
I’m obsessive about this. It’s an owl-looking speaker; you place it in the midst of the room and it’s acquired a 360-degree digital camera and microphones and audio system. As a workforce, if we’re doing a hybrid assembly usually it may be fairly awkward to get everybody to listen to all people on each side. However with the Assembly Owl, if somebody begins speaking it zooms in on them, or if two individuals speak at reverse ends of the owl there’s a cut up display. It’s my new finest good friend and I’m having to carry myself again from taking it in all places.
6. Hair care
Afrocenchix
I needed to spotlight this as a cultural phenomenon: Afrocenchix are those who simply had the first-ever afro hair Christmas advert, on Channel 4. It’s the model of shampoo I exploit, and it’s been cool to have the ability to see the 2 founders tackle the science of all of it, construct a model, serve individuals and get mainstream protection in such a brief time frame. There’s real utility in it – the bottles are recyclable and the whole lot they do is vegan and sustainable. I’m excited that they’ve began doing the shampoo in larger bottles so I don’t want to purchase it as usually.
7. Artwork
Àsìkò is an artist whose work I really like – I’ve acquired one up in my home. He’s a visible artist who works in pictures, movie and blended media. He’s Nigerian however primarily based in London, and his artwork is simply stunning; he is ready to discover the wonder in what may look fairly mundane or bizarre. The piece I’ve acquired known as Edo, that are the marital beads you put on if you happen to’re from Edo in Nigeria, which is the place I’m from. He additionally does commissions; he did a being pregnant shoot for a good friend of mine and he or she actually appears like a goddess.
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