Oti Mabuse: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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Recorded Oti Mabuse said elsewhere, not written here

A paediatrician, then I was like, I can’t dissect frogs! Then I fell in love with making things and understanding how things work.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

A trade union official.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

A visual artist.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2024 source ↗

Armistead Maupin American writer

Not a lawyer, which was what I told everyone, because my father wanted me to be one.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2019 source ↗

David Gandy British model

One of the Ghostbusters.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗

I couldn’t ask for anything else. I am super, super happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

Too much energy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

When I realised that I was meant to be a dancer, aged 19.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2019 source ↗

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