Quickfire with TV presenter Reggie Yates - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Quickfire with TV presenter Reggie Yates By You Magazine - October 27, 2017 The football fan chats to us about big ears, bad manners and bumping into his idol… TV presenter Reggie Yates likes a sharp suit – and several hundred pairs of shoes Guilty pleasure? Chocolate Hobnobs and a cup of tea before bed. Where is home? I have a house in Southeast London, but to me, home is any place where there is family, good food and the people I love. Career plan B? Something in the arts, probably photography or fashion. Who would play you in a movie of your life? Either Bert or Ernie from Sesame Street. Biggest bugbear? Bad manners. As a child you wanted to be… A footwear designer – I was obsessed with sneakers and still have drawings I did of them when I was about nine. I’m a footwear fan and have a few hundred pairs of shoes. Earliest memory? Sitting at the piano with my dad in our house in North London. Secret to a happy relationship? Communication and honesty are key to any relationship, whether it’s romantic or professional. Your best quality? I can assess myself objectively, so I know when I’m being a pain. And your worst? My neatness can get on people’s nerves. Last meal on earth? Anything cooked by my mother. She does a traditional West African dish, jollof rice, which is amazing. Dream dinner-party guests? Rather than invite heroes who I look up to but don’t know, I would have my dearest friends and closest family. Advice to teenage self? Don’t worry – you’ll grow into your ears. Cat or dog? Dog, 100 per cent. Cats are evil. I’m hoping to get a dog when I have a family. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Someone who should moisturise more. On a day off we’d find you… Reading, listening to music and having a long dinner. Starstruck moment? Bumping into [former professional footballer] Ian Wright while at the BBC. I’m a big Arsenal fan and have idolised him for as long as I can remember. Career highlight? After a BBC Three documentary I made about young ethnic minority men in the UK who are gay was broadcast, I received several messages from people saying that it had given them the courage to come out to their parents. Favourite tipple? I don’t drink and never have. What did you have for breakfast today? I didn’t have time for anything other than a cup of tea. Top of your bucket list? To spend more time with my family. One thing that would make your life better? A family of my own. Secret skill? Photography. Philosophy? Life is all about good energy and good vibes. Worst job you’ve ever done? Making a documentary that I knew early on wasn’t going to work out. It was still broadcast, but it should have been a lot better. It taught me a big lesson. Last film that made you cry? Step, which is a documentary about a type of competitive dancing that is big in African-American colleges. First record you bought? ‘Can’t You See’ by Total, featuring The Notorious B.I.G. Happiness is… A good meal. Reggie’s debut book Unseen: My Journey is published by BBC Books, £18.99. To order a copy for £15.19 until 5 November, visit you-bookshop.co.uk or call 0844 571 0640. Free p&p on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved