My friend Naughty Boy. He’s a producer and lives a few roads away from me. He’s the most fun and crazy person I know. I always go to his studio because it’s right by my house. He works so hard, he literally lives in his studio.
Who’s your hero?
Naomi Campbell. Everyone knows how much I love her. I really respect her because she still uses her voice to speak out about issues like diversity in the industry. A lot of people in her position could just turn a blind eye.
Neelam Gill at the Elle Style Awards
Dave Benett
Biggest extravagance?
Treatments, like facials and massages — and bags. I’m not that person who’s always head to toe in designer. I like to mix high-end with streetwear. The last bag I bought was a crocodile-skin Saint Laurent Sac De Jour.
Best meal you’ve had?
I really like Scott’s. I normally have sea bass and its cauliflower cheese is the best cauliflower cheese I have ever tasted in my life. I’m not even kidding.
First thing you do when you arrive back in London?
Book a facial at Sarah Chapman. I love her, she is honestly the best person for skin.
Favourite discovery?
Akasha spa, which is part of the Hotel Café Royal, is the best spa in London. I spend the whole day there sometimes. I put my phone away, read a book and go to the sauna. You are in the middle of Piccadilly Circus but when you’re in there you forget about everything.
Where would you recommend for a first date?
Somewhere like My Old Dutch. It’s a chain that does crêpes. I’m a sweet crêpe girl, not a savoury. I always feel really nervous going on a first date, so if it’s a chilled environment I feel a bit better.
Best piece of advice?
When I was in New York doing a casting and I met the designer Anna Sui, she said: ‘Remember to enjoy it all. You’re so young and it’s going to go by so fast, you have to enjoy every second.’
What do you collect?
I’m a hoarder when it comes to trainers; if you come to my house, it’s crazy. I have a whole wall of trainers in boxes. I easily have more than 70 pairs.
Favourite takeaway?
I get Nando’s a lot from Deliveroo. I love it. I don’t class it as super unhealthy. I get the butterfly chicken with spicy rice and macho peas.
