Emma Grede

I think in a really big way, you know, I have a pretty interesting relationship with my mum. You know, my dad left when we were much younger and our family dynamic is like, she's the dad, I'm the mum and we have three kids together. And I really, you know, I think if you asked any of my sisters, they'd say Emma had this very big hand in raising us, in being pretty formative in our childhood.

I think in a really big way, you know, I have a pretty interesting relationship with my mum. You know, my dad left when we were much younger and our family dynamic is like, she's the dad, I'm the mum and we have three kids together. And I really, you know, I think if you asked any of my sisters, they'd say Emma had this very big hand in raising us, in being pretty formative in our childhood.

You know, I would... get up as a kid, I'd iron three school shirts, I'd make three-pack lunches, my mum would, you know, go off to work. I'd get all the kids in school and half the time turn back around and come home to watch This Morning. That was my life. You know, there was the odd day I decided to stay there.

You know, I would... get up as a kid, I'd iron three school shirts, I'd make three-pack lunches, my mum would, you know, go off to work. I'd get all the kids in school and half the time turn back around and come home to watch This Morning. That was my life. You know, there was the odd day I decided to stay there.

But more often than not, I was just, you know, about trying to help my mum keep our family afloat. And I think that that made me super responsible at an early age. But it also gave me a very early indication of like how I didn't want to live my life. I knew that the milkman hadn't been paid. I knew that there were bills dropping on the, you know, on the doormat kind of every day. And I felt that.

But more often than not, I was just, you know, about trying to help my mum keep our family afloat. And I think that that made me super responsible at an early age. But it also gave me a very early indication of like how I didn't want to live my life. I knew that the milkman hadn't been paid. I knew that there were bills dropping on the, you know, on the doormat kind of every day. And I felt that.

at a very young age and I felt the heaviness of that. And I knew it was all down to my mum to make ends meet and to figure that out so that we could all be OK. And I kind of decided at a very, very young age that I didn't want any of that anxiety and I didn't want that heaviness to stay around and to weigh on me as I grew up.

at a very young age and I felt the heaviness of that. And I knew it was all down to my mum to make ends meet and to figure that out so that we could all be OK. And I kind of decided at a very, very young age that I didn't want any of that anxiety and I didn't want that heaviness to stay around and to weigh on me as I grew up.

Whether they are or they aren't, I actually, I thank God every day for the type of upbringing that I had because it's made me who I am. And I guess there were parts of my childhood that essentially just didn't exist because I didn't have the ability to like.

Whether they are or they aren't, I actually, I thank God every day for the type of upbringing that I had because it's made me who I am. And I guess there were parts of my childhood that essentially just didn't exist because I didn't have the ability to like.

you know and still to this day it's so interesting actually like the idea of like just playing isn't part of like who I am but it gave me a lot of other things it gave me a sense of you know I'm an extremely maternal person and it gave me this kind of like empathetic route that is like I'm here to look after a lot of other people and I know I do that very very well

you know and still to this day it's so interesting actually like the idea of like just playing isn't part of like who I am but it gave me a lot of other things it gave me a sense of you know I'm an extremely maternal person and it gave me this kind of like empathetic route that is like I'm here to look after a lot of other people and I know I do that very very well

My energy had to be about, you know, making sure my sisters were fed and making sure that the house was clean and making sure we were safe. Because as wonderful as East London was, it was also a place where you needed to have your wits about you. You needed to make sure that you'd brought your bike in. You needed to make sure that you were safe.

My energy had to be about, you know, making sure my sisters were fed and making sure that the house was clean and making sure we were safe. Because as wonderful as East London was, it was also a place where you needed to have your wits about you. You needed to make sure that you'd brought your bike in. You needed to make sure that you were safe.

And so my primary instinct wasn't like, let me have a laugh right now and let me see what my friends are doing. My primary instinct was, how do I ensure everybody's safe and the door's locked and we're going to be good?

And so my primary instinct wasn't like, let me have a laugh right now and let me see what my friends are doing. My primary instinct was, how do I ensure everybody's safe and the door's locked and we're going to be good?

You know, I've had a lot of therapy. So starting from when I was 18 or 19, I started anger management because I felt, you know, like I was constantly in a rage, like I've never had any issue with being able to express myself and express rage, which I know is something a lot of women struggle with, not me.

You know, I've had a lot of therapy. So starting from when I was 18 or 19, I started anger management because I felt, you know, like I was constantly in a rage, like I've never had any issue with being able to express myself and express rage, which I know is something a lot of women struggle with, not me.

And it's interesting, you know, and I'm going to sound like so unbelievably arrogant when I say this, I don't really have those daddy issues. Like I've been so fortunate with the men that have been in my life. I've never had a bad boyfriend. I've never had experiences with men that have been like really unfortunate in that way.

And it's interesting, you know, and I'm going to sound like so unbelievably arrogant when I say this, I don't really have those daddy issues. Like I've been so fortunate with the men that have been in my life. I've never had a bad boyfriend. I've never had experiences with men that have been like really unfortunate in that way.