S1 Ep5: Where's Home Really... for Babatunde Aleshe?

03/30/23 • 27 min

"I make sure my son knows he is of both heritage - so he has both a Nigerian and Jamaican football kit!"
Comedian, writer and actor, Babatunde Aleshe also shares the sofa with his best mate Mo Gilligan on 'Celebrity Gogglebox' and was a campmate in 2022's 'I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'.
He tells Jimi how not having a permanent home growing up in a single parent family has shaped his own approach to bricks and mortar now he's a father and husband.
Plus, Babatunde reveals why he's changed his approach to his mum's traditional African cooking and the truth behind his relationship with Matt Hancock following their ITV adventure in the jungle.
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S1 Ep4: Where's Home Really... for Evelyn Mok?

“I fell in love with Wetherspoons when I discovered ‘Steak Club’. I then took my parents and my dad loved it so much that he tried to steal a menu to show his friends!”
Stand-up comedian, writer and actor in films like ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, Evelyn Mok takes Jimi on a colourful journey through her mixed Chinese, Indian and Swedish heritage.
A self-confessed Anglophile, Evelyn reveals how she was shaped by her resilient grandmother who worked as a “backstreet dentist”, her beloved pilgrimages to IKEA, and the impact a certain hit US sitcom had on her own understanding of growing up as part of a minority culture.
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S1 Ep6: Where's Home Really... for Andrew Wong?

“My dad went through a phase trying to speak like British aristocracy, and looked like he had marbles in his mouth!”
Jimi catches up with the acclaimed British-born chef behind the only Chinese restaurant outside Asia with two Michelin stars, Andrew Wong.
Discover the memorable role a restaurant photocopier played in his childhood, witnessing his dad’s unique experience as a Chinese pub landlord in London’s East End, and what impact the recent pandemic’s “Chinese virus” had on him and his family.
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