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" 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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" 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. "

Ricky Whittle

Experience

Think

Football

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

" I really have a new-found respect for dancers. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

Ricky Whittle

Accent

Where

" I'm just a big kid; I get excited. That's probably the one thing in life that I get really excited about is cars. "

" I'm not as stupid as some people think. I've got a degree in law. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "

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

" I'm ambitious and I'm determined and I know where I'm going to be. It's not where I want to be, but where I'm going to be. "

" When you're younger, you do take things personally. "

" I'm a huge sun baby. As soon as the sun comes out, my smile gets bigger, so I'm constantly smiling in L.A. It's a fantastic place to be. "

" 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. "

" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "

" My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso. "

" No one remembers the runner-up! "

Ricky Whittle

Remembers

Runner-Up

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

" 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. "

" I don't want to embarrass myself on TV! "

Ricky Whittle

Want

Myself

" I must have been 15 or 16 when I left Antrim Grammar, but I do remember having my first proper kiss when I lived there. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "