Love Island’s Ovie Soko on his worst habit, heartbreak and best qualities
LOVE Island star Ovie Soko, 29, is also a professional basketball player for Great Britain.
Here, the Celebrity Bake Off star reveals he regrets following the crowd in the past but says marching to the beat of his own drum is his greatest achievement.
What scares you?
Not fulfilling my potential.
What is your favourite word?
Dope.
What is your worst habit?
I’m a morning person, but I feel like I’m too much when everyone else is just waking up.
Who or what is the love of your life?
My mum, dad and brother Raymond. I love them to bits, man.
What is your experience of grief?
I lost my roommate from university. He died of a heart attack while overseas playing basketball in Macedonia. One of my other mates got stabbed when he was 16.
Who makes you laugh the most?
My brother.
What makes you angry?
Negativity and laziness.
All-time favourite movie?
Training Day.
What was your favourite TV show as a child?
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air or Pokémon.
What’s your earliest memory?
When I was in nursery, they brought a whole bunch of animals in and I remember them lying a python across us. I was by the head and I remember when my mum saw the picture she lost her s**t!
Which public figure do you admire?
Denzel Washington. I really want to pick his brain, I could learn from him.
What possession would you rescue from a burning building?
My PlayStation 4.
Who was your first kiss?
A girl who lived on my street when I was in primary school. I was eight.
What is your biggest regret?
Not always following my heart or my intuition, but following the crowd.
How do you relax?
I get massages, I meditate and spend time by myself in silence.
If you could travel back in time where would you go?
To watch a Muhammad Ali fight.
What song would you have played at your funeral?
Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Do you have a party trick?
I don’t party enough to have a party trick.
What is the worst pain you’ve experienced?
Heartbreak. The first time you experience it you’re extremely vulnerable and nothing can help but time.
What has been your greatest achievement?
Living my own life, walking to the beat of my own drum.
What is top of your bucket list?
I really want to go to Japan.
Who would you apologise to?
My parents, for being a little terror in my secondary school days.
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What are your best and worst qualities?
One of my better ones is my ambition, but sometimes I think that can be one of my worst qualities, too.
What do you think happens when we die?
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You go to heaven or hell, and if you don’t believe in heaven or hell there’s nothing wrong with living the right way anyway.
- You Are Dope by Ovie Soko (£12.99, Quadrille) is out now.