Nikki Fox - The lost weekend in a hotel in lockdown

The Way We Roll

With skill, talent, and application Nikki Fox has become a regular face on British television. She might be presenting a piece on the nightly news bulletins as BBC News’ Disability Correspondent. Or she’s reporting on a consumer issue on BBC's Watchdog and increasingly, she randomly appears on The One Show. Last year she was named as the most powerful disabled person in the UK. How did she do this?

Unsurprisingly she’s had to work very hard to get to the place she’s is now. Be it early starts at 2 AM for Cambridge Radio, wandering down Oxford St interviewing the public for a fashion show, and learning how not to be overly self-deprecating.

Nikki says she’s always had a relaxed attitude to being disabled, it’s just the way it is. However, she doesn’t have a full diagnosis, a name for her type of condition and she is interested in the impact this can have on people.

We managed to spend an hour with Nikki talking about her childhood, her sister, University, and the early days of her career. Nikki is a fantastic guest. Open, honest, a natural talker not surprisingly, and good company. We hope you enjoy listening to her as much as we did.

Links

Nikki Fox BBC Disability Correspondent

Twitter

Nikki Fox Wikipedia page

The Disability Discrimination Act and Me - BBC Ouch podcast

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Impairment (00:06:41)

3. Education (00:18:49)

4. Love of Music (00:21:10)

5. Confidence is important (00:27:20)

6. Top Tips (00:33:09)

7. Pressure (00:38:16)

8. Increasing disability visability (00:41:01)