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

Ricky Whittle

Soaps

Everything

Good

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I believe it's my position as a partner to make the other feel secure. I'm very loving and very into my partners when I am with them. I just want them to feel safe. "

" 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. "

" No one remembers the runner-up! "

Ricky Whittle

Remembers

Runner-Up

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Ricky Whittle

Team

Just

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

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

Ricky Whittle

Want

Myself

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "