Author Profile
Miquita Oliver
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Showing 62 quotesDo you know what, the reason I haven't worked loads and loads is because I got so lucky working on 'Popworld' and T4. They were such unique pieces of telly, so I got really spoiled.— Miquita Oliver
I remember one episode trying to be really gassed about The Darkness and thinking, 'This just feels really forced.'— Miquita Oliver
Paloma wool and all of the British Heart Foundation shops - I love checking out the latest donations to find quality, preloved pieces that no one else will have.— Miquita Oliver
If you weren't nervous, you wouldn't have such a good time knowing that you did a good job.— Miquita Oliver
I think I'm just realizing what a huge luxury it is to be able to do whatever we want on television.— Miquita Oliver
I was declared bankrupt a few years ago, which really made me grow up and look in the mirror, face myself, and find strength.— Miquita Oliver
I'm used to presenting programs about pop music, interviewing pop stars, and hosting awards.— Miquita Oliver
I interviewed Michael Caine the other day for a film about him being a magician and we did it in - and by the way, this place does exist - the Ministry of Magic in Marylebone. I know, it's ludicrous!— Miquita Oliver
Fashion shows scare me, and I've always been a bit more of a scruffbag. I'm not really put together like that.— Miquita Oliver
When London first went into lockdown, Mum and I were in the car listening to the radio. We drove to our local Turkish supermarket and saw queues around the building. Everyone looked terrified. I burst into tears when I got home.— Miquita Oliver
When you skip to a beat, it is a much more pleasurable way to stay active. It becomes a mixture of dance and skip.— Miquita Oliver
I started presenting when I was 16, and because TV is such a small world, you often end up working with the same people. I would say I've worked with pretty much the same circle of people ever since, so in a way I have always felt cradled by them, protected; they've looked out for me because they've known me since I was a child.— Miquita Oliver
It is so important to be active when you are young, and I think it would have helped me tenfold if, alongside 'Popworld,' school, T4, Radio One and all those other things I was doing, that I had played a bit of sport at the weekends with my friends.— Miquita Oliver
When I turned 30, six years ago, I decided to run the London Marathon and I did not even really train. I thought that it was not even that difficult. I completed it in 5hr 15min, I could have got closer to 4hr 30min if I had trained properly.— Miquita Oliver