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I'm a great believer in the idea that if it's meant to be, it will be.

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Will, Idea, Meant, Believer

Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies.

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Stand, Must, Anyone, Bullies

The Ricky that the public see, whether it be on screen as a character, in public, or on social media, is very outgoing, and I'm a bit of a class clown. Then those who are closest to me know that I can be very sensitive. I can be quite insecure about myself.

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Class Clown, Outgoing, Very, Ricky

I'm more of a mimic. My accent tends to drift to where ever I am.

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I Am, More, Ever, Accent

As in all TV shows, and especially a show called 'Mistresses,' all is not going to be as it seems.

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Shows, TV, TV Shows, Mistresses

I don't think anything can prepare you for the 'Strictly' experience. It really is insane. I mean, I played football, rugby, American football. I go to the gym. I like to think I'd be quite fit, and I don't have much fat on me to lose, and yet I still lost a stone and half and three inches off my waist.

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American, Prepare, Half, Stone

I was something of a late bloomer.

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Late, Late Bloomer, Bloomer

Even in 'Hollyoaks,' we were known as 'the black family' as opposed to just 'the new family.' But that's where we are in the world, I guess. It's getting better; everything's heading in the right direction, whether it be race, sex, gender.

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Gender, Right Direction, Black Family

I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns.

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Sky, Thought, Always, Ceremony

Sometimes, when you've got a couple of females on the cast, you'll have a diva, or you'll have arguments. I've been on shows where girls haven't quite got on.

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Been, Couple, Females, Diva

I've never liked my smile, you see. I should have had braces as a kid, but I was too proud and too vain. And I didn't want to be bullied at school.

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Proud, Kid, Vain, Braces

Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to be white like everyone else at school.

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Like, Everyone Else, Mum, Bullied

No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence.

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Suffer, Should, Ever, Thrive

They say that no one walks in L.A., and it's definitely true, and I'm embracing that.

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True, Walks, Definitely, Embracing

I actually spoke to one of the heads of a studio, and he said I confuse middle America. Basically, when they see a black person, they see athlete, they see rapper, or they see criminal or something like that. And then when they hear a British accent, they hear posh, so they hear lawyer or doctor.

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Spoke, British, Studio, Criminal

As actors, when you can't be in the room with the casting director or the producers, you put yourself on tape and send it off.

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Director, Room, Put, Send

My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it.

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Bread, Butter, Were, Calendars

The best food I've had was actually in catering at 'Single Ladies.' It's insane. I can't live in Atlanta. In fact, even if I'm offered, I'm not sure I could come back for another six months, because I'll just be fat.

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Fact, Back, Another, Catering

We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future.

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Future, Need, Properly, Educate

I'm a big fan of old, classic American musclecars like a Shelby GT or the '69 Dodge Charger, cars that inspired me through my childhood. They used to get me real excited when I was a kid. To own one and actually be able to drive them in America is a little of a dream.

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Kid, Big, Through, Dodge

I want to act in films and TV drama, so that's where I'm aiming to be, and I'm not going to let anything distract me or turn my head until I get there.

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Going, TV, Films, Aiming

With 'Strictly,' I am mentally and physically knackered: everything aches. I knew it would be hard, but I never thought it would be this tough.

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Thought, Knew, Am, Strictly

I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab.

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Gift, Never, Used, Lines

My friends said I was crazy, but L.A. is the hub of the industry. It's the epicenter of the business. If I wanted to get above the plateau that I had reached in the U.K., I had to make that move.

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Business, Industry, Move, Hub

First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one!

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Black, Aim, First, Bond

My little sister Debbie was born at Aldergrove, and my nan is from southern Ireland, so I do try and get over quite a bit.

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Born, Over, Southern, Quite A Bit

I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps!

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Thought, Soaps, Joined, Profile

I love L.A. I love America; it's fantastic. The people are friendly, and everyone's always smiling. The sun is always shining. My only problem is choosing what color shorts to wear.

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Love, Smiling, Always, Shining

We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are so many strong female leads in 'The 100.'

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Strong, Give, Very, Female

If things are said maliciously, and they're meant to hurt, then that's the sort of thing we need to try and stamp out.

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Need, Stamp, Meant, Hurt

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