Chaud: The Magazine

I am 28 years old, born in Islington, London but my parents moved me to the sticks in Essex which is where I grew up. I always wanted to work in entertainment of some sort and remember when I was 8 years old watching The Oprah show for the first time and thinking ‘That is what I want to do!’. However, having Zimbabwean parents that was not gonna happen and I worked towards a career in medicine instead. I went to Brunel University in 2005 to study Biomedical Science and in my 2nd year realised and had the guts to say to myself ‘This is not what I want to do’. So during my 2nd year of University I started my first business, The Rafiki Network providing mentoring and training programmes for young people which was an award winning business and because of my work I got to meet David Cameron at 10 Downing Street twice! and was given an award by The Mayor of London Boris Johnson at City Hall. In 2013, I changed scope and wanted to focus more on my creative side and Girls Talk London was born!

Girls Talk London is a brand new online panel talk show that provides inspiration and tips from leading experts on Fashion, Beauty, Careers, Business, Health and Well-being alongside some fun girly chat with 4 dynamic co-hosts who represent the ambitious millennial generation. I am joined alongside Remel London, TV Presenter on What’s up, Sky 1, Dean Quinton Smith, Presenter and Cast Member of Bear Grylls, Channel 4 and Yazmin Joy Vigus, Writer, Blogger & Founder of aliljoy.com

I am a huge fan of American Talk Shows such as The Oprah Show, Wendy Williams, The Steve Harvey Show and The Real and have seen most live in person during my holidays in the US. However, I really wanted to fill a gap that I feel is missing in the UK-a diverse talk show that represents the female 18-34 year old demographic who are juggling busy careers/studies and trying to navigate their way to success during the recession. I wanted women in this age range to watch our show and get tips that they can actually implement in their daily lives to make it better and feel like they are having a chat with friends!

 

My ideal guests on the show would be Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce, The Real Life Olivia Pope-Judy Smith and Steve Harvey. All of these individuals really inspire me and I think they would be lots of fun too! Beyonce could perform for us! Can you imagine that?!

I would say you need to have a clear audience and demographic and a passion for talking. You need to really think about your casting and who you choose to join you as a panelist/co host. I am so lucky that I got my casting spot on! (in my opinion) Everyone on my show brings something valuable and fresh to the conversation and represents different demographics in our society. To be a panelist you have to be confident in standing your ground with your opinion, listen to others and be nice! Finally, have a great team in place as creating a show is a lot of work and lots of planning is involved!

1. Sunglasses: Miu Miu or Raybans

2. A jumpsuit probably from Missguided

3. Black Pump Heels (Christian Dior)

4. Mac Herione Lipstick

5. Light blue denim shirt (H & M or ASOS)

Two women have really inspired me and they are Oprah Winfrey and Wendy Williams. Oprah inspires me because of the way that she connects with every single guest on her show and the compassion she shows for them and their stories. Also, I admire the way she has developed an empire worth billions from her show. I love Wendy for the way that she keeps it real! She actually engages with the viewer and talks directly to them as if she is in their kitchen having a chat over a cup of tea!

Tell us your most favourite Talk Show, Reality TV show, Web Series, TV show and Podcast.

I would put more documentary/behind the scenes shows where we can have a closer look at inspirational people. I really want to do a documentary where I would spend like 3 weeks with someone like Floyd Mayweather and for people to have a closer look at who he is as a person because he has the most incredible work ethic! I would also put more fashion and makeover style shows and of course Girls Talk London would be on the day time schedule everyday! We need more aspirational content on day time tv and not mind numbing shows which I won’t mention.

I hope we grow our subscribers and viewers on all of our episodes and most importantly grow a real following. I would also love to shoot a second season and hopefully get picked up for TV.