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" 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. "

Ricky Whittle

Move

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Business

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Ricky Whittle

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Where

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I remember 'Rain Man' with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman with all the Lamborghinis being lifted off the tanker. I was obsessed with this car. Absolutely obsessed with this car. It was my dream, and to finally drive one and own one was incredible. "

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

" When you're living in L.A., you really do have to raise your game - you have to be the best 'you' possible. "

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

" 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. "

" Once people start to realise that colour is just that, it's just a colour, then things got a bit smoother. "

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

" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "

" I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me. "

Ricky Whittle

Team

Just

" I think anyone is lying if they say they don't want to win. "

" 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. "

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

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

Ricky Whittle

Want

Myself

" 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'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. "

" 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. "