The British comedian discusses her raucous journey from sex-crazed nerd to Netflix star.
Living My Best Life, Hun: Following Your Dreams Is No Joke
,” the 34-year-old actress from South London shares how her delusional childhood confidence led to her lifelong quest for fame, heartbreaking run-ins with haters who tried and failed to dim her light, and scandalous sexual exploits. The former TV host spent most of her life trying to get people to like her. When bullies at her all-girls school were too busy vibing to Sean Paul songs to give her the time of day, she practiced dance hall moves to impress them. Hughes would go on to hone her humorous gift for a decade in order to break into Britain’s White, male-dominated comedy scene. Years of being told she wasn’t funny enough led her to Los Angeles, and ultimately to her new book.
Because she was right! In her mind, she was the best thing since sliced bread. She’s really confident, really talented and one day she’s going to be a successful star in America. That’s who she thought she would be on the inside. On the outside, she was really sporty, had mild eczema, extreme acne, asthma. She didn’t find herself attractive, wasn’t popular, massive nerd, used to write “Frasier” fan fiction for fun. I dedicated this book to her because she was right.
When I saw Gina Yashere — she was on this BBC comedy show — I was like, “Oh my God, there’s a Black woman on TV being funny, and she’s not American!” Because she exists, there’s space for me. If I hadn’t seen her on that show, I don’t know who I’d be right now, because she really lit the fire in me that this is something that was achievable. I didn’t have to go to America to do it. Whereas Whoopi Goldberg just made me want to be a household name. She made me want to be a legend.
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