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.
You have to have chemistry - it's acting. I need to make people believe the rumba is about two people in love, and the tango is about passion.
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.'
I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps!
Once people start to realise that colour is just that, it's just a colour, then things got a bit smoother.
No one remembers the runner-up!
