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Chew on this ... Lady Sovereign bares her teeth. Her boobs stay under wraps, however. Photograph: Channel 4/Rex Features
Chew on this ... Lady Sovereign bares her teeth. Her boobs stay under wraps, however. Photograph: Channel 4/Rex Features

One last thing ... Lady Sovereign

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You might not want to live with her but she rules at hide and seek. Rich Pelley meets Big Brother escapee Lady Sovereign

Hi, Sov! Would you have had enjoyed your time in the Celebrity Big Brother House if it had been more like Laser Quest?

Paintballing would have been handy! I could have shot Stephanie in the arse whilst she was snoring. I tried throwing socks, pillows, everything else at her, but she wouldn't budge.

Would an iPhone have been handy to check Wikipedia and see who on earth the other "celebrities" were?

I would love to have known that Stephanie's daughter was a heroin addict. How dare she say I've had a really horrible upbringing! I knew who everyone was apart from Heidi, really. I know I was accused of being lazy but I'm not. I don't mind cleaning up my own mess. I just don't like cleaning up after other people.

Have you been to the optician recently? Only, if you don't need lenses in your glasses, you probably don't need glasses at all.

Ha! I only started because I got told off: "Sov, you can't wear sunglasses in the Big Brother house." I wanted something on my face, so I just popped out the lenses.

Duncan Bannatyne (1) was tweeting to keep you in the house. Why not pitch your glasses for people who don't need glasses on Dragons' Den?

Was he? Ha! The glasses are pretty pointless anyway, but I like them. It's a good look!

How come you did a runner from BBC 1's This Week last week (2)?

It wasn't so much a "runner" runner. Well, it was. Kind of.

Come on. What happened? We won't judge you!

I had a panic attack! My hands went stiff and I started hyperventilating. I didn't want to do it hours before but I went anyway, then I just changed my mind at the last minute, I guess.

OK. Never mind! You're quite small (3). Do Dizzee Rascal (3) and Calvin Harris (3) moan that you and Tinchy Stryder (3) have an unfair advantage when you get together to play hide and seek?

Oh yeah, I can fit into anything! Suitcases, drawers, kitchen cupboards. There's a big advantage. No one ever finds me when I play hide and seek! Ha!

What's wrong with a hoodie if you're just trying to keep your head warm?

Absolutely nothing.

Did Gordon Brown agree (4)?

He didn't say much. He said he liked my name, that's it. He didn't really care about the hoodie thing.

Katy Perry, then (5). Er, would you?

I would.

Um, have you?

Not quite.

Which base?

First.

Lily Allen. Could you?

Could I what?

Have her?

Maybe. Who knows? I'm a freestyle fighter. But I don't like to fight.

You told Nicola T that you'd get your "norks" out for £2m. Shall I give Nuts magazine a call?

They haven't got the budget. They couldn't afford my lovely titties!

Thanks, Sov! Jay-Z signed you to his label after you freestyled on the spot. Can you freestyle us out, please?

What, now? No. I'm actually really shy. I don't like playing to small crowds. It's my worst nightmare! I can remember he played a load of Kanye West beats. I can't remember what I freestyled. I just wanted it to finish. It was the worst job interview ever!

Lady Sovereign's Jigsaw is out now

1 Ah'm Ooot!

2 Sov was due to discuss self-defence and was pictured backstage. Andrew Neil told viewers she'd 'done a runner'

3 5'1", 5'10", 6'5", 5'1" respectively

4 Sov petitioned brown to "save the hoodie"

5 The two were pictured together in New York last April

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