Zeze Millz Explained

Zeze Millz
Birth Name:Zalika Kamilah Miller
Birth Date:1989 7, df=y
Birth Place:Hackney, London, England
Occupation:Television personality and presenter
Years Active:2018–present

Zalika Kamilah Miller (born 30 July 1989), known professionally as Zeze Millz, is a British television personality. She hosted her own show, The Zeze Millz Show, on YouTube and she has since gone on to front projects for Channel 4 including Unapolagetic and Young, Black and Right-Wing. She has also appeared on Celeb Cooking School and was a housemate on the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother.

Life and career

The Zeze Millz Show and #headscarfdiaries

Millz was born Zalika Kamilah Miller on 30 July 1989 in Hackney, London.[1] [2] [3] Since 2018, she has hosted her own YouTube series The Zeze Millz Show in which she interviews a variety of guests, primarily members of the Black British music industry including Fireboy DML, Wiley, Big Narstie, Beenie Man and Ambush Buzzworl, as well as Black police officers from the Metropolitan Police.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Millz was made redundant from her marketing job.[9] She began her career in the media after she and her friends were prevented from entering a West End nightclub because they were dark-skin Black women and "too big", which lead her to start an Instagram series, #headscarfdiaries.[10] She concentrates on issues that affect Black women, and has talked about being opinionated, getting into social commentary, and colourism in the music industry.[11] Millz said during an interview on BBC Radio 1Xtra that she was "tired of being the strong black woman".[12] [13]

Television and media work

Since 2021, Millz has begun co-hosting the +44 Podcast alongside Sideman.[14] In September 2021, she co-presented a one-off late night chat show Unapolagetic with Yinka Bokinni as part of Channel 4's "Black to Front" special.[15] The show was commissioned for a full series and began airing in November 2021.[16] The series focuses on "black guests talking freely about the big issues of the day and what's new on social media."[17] It's been described as a "late-night discussion programme that doesn't hold back".[18] [19] Her interview with White Yardie where she and Bokinni discussed what defines Black culture was criticised because Yardie was asked when he "decided to be Jamaican".[20] Millz has frequently been involved with the MOBO Awards, working behind the scenes, as a nominee and was a guest host for 2021 ceremony.[21] She appeared with Harry Pinero in a four-part series Drama vs. Reality in December 2021 for Complex UK and ITV in which she represented Reality TV.[22] Millz also appeared in Aml Ameen's film Boxing Day as herself and featured in the music video for Stormzy's song "Mel Made Me Do It".[23]

She was interviewed on the Wunmi Bello show in April 2022.[24] In July 2022, she appeared in Dine Hard With Rosie Jones.[25] In September 2022, Millz was a contestant on the first series of Celeb Cooking School. She was fifth to be eliminated.[26] Millz was one of the presenters at the GRM Daily Rated Awards in October 2022 and was also nominated for Personality of the Year.[27] [28] [29] In November 2022, Millz produced a feature for Channel 4 titled Young, Black and Right-Wing.[30] [31]

In October 2023, Millz presented a one-off ITVX series Breaking Through with Zeze Millz in which she interviewed Black actresses, Adjoa Andoh, Ruby Barker and Channique Sterling-Brown as they discussed their personal experiences and shared insights about the industry.[32] [33] In March 2024, Millz appeared as a housemate on the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother.[34] [35] [36]

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleRole
2018–presentThe Zeze Millz ShowPresenter; YouTube series
2019–2020Good Morning BritainGuest; 3 episodes[37]
2021UnapologeticPresenter
2023Culture CaspuleGuest; 1 episode
2021The Big Narstie ShowGuest; 1 episode [38]
2021Boxing DayFilm
2022Celeb Cooking SchoolContestant; series 1
2022Young, Black and Right-WingPresenter
2022Don't Hate the PlayazGuest; 1 episode [39]
2023Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsGuest; 1 episode [40]
2023Breaking Through with Zeze MillzPresenter
2024Celebrity Big BrotherHousemate; series 23

Podcasts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zalika Kamilah MILLER . freeBMD . 29 February 2024.
  2. Web site: ‘I don’t think people understand how much pressure young people have’ . . 29 February 2024.
  3. https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/big-brother/who-is-zeze-millz-age-net-worth-real-name/
  4. News: Zeze Millz . 12 November 2022 . Since 93 . 2021.
  5. News: Fireboy DML chats with ZeZe Mills About His Collaboration with Madonna & Creative Process . 12 November 2022 . Bella Naija TV . 11 August 2022.
  6. News: 33 Inspiring Black Women . 12 November 2022 . wotcmagazine . 2022 . 12 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112195758/https://wotcmagazine.com/issue-five-content-page/page47 . dead .
  7. Web site: THE ZEZE MILLZ SHOW: Ft Pastor Tobi "The Black Community Have Nothing To Offer Me". YouTube.
  8. News: Zeze Millz . 12 November 2022 . Amfo Talent . 2022.
  9. News: I set out to find young Black people who are right wing – with explosive results . 12 November 2022 . i news . 11 November 2022.
  10. Web site: I set out to find young black people who are right wing – with explosive results Too often we are fed a stereotype of ho . . 29 February 2024.
  11. News: GRM EXCLUSIVE: ZEZE MILLZ TALKS BEING OPINIONATED, COLOURISM & MORE IN PART 2 OF HER 'INSIGHT' INTERVIEW . 12 November 2022 . GRM Daily . 4 August 2022.
  12. News: Zeze Millz: 'tired of being the strong black woman' . 12 November 2022 . The Voice . 10 December 2021.
  13. Web site: The Best Thing I Did For My Mental Health Was Ban The Phrase ‘Strong Black Woman’ . . 29 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Sideman and Zeze Millz on dealing with ‘heavy’ abuse while championing Black women . . 29 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Channel 4 Renews ‘Unapologetic,’ First Commission From Groundbreaking Black to Front Showcase . Variety . 15 August 2023 . 5 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105033420/https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/zeze-millz-yinka-bokinni-black-to-front-unapologetic-1235099701/amp/ . live .
  16. Web site: TV tonight: should race have a place in dating preferences? That’s the Unapologetic question . . 15 August 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724213151/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/19/tv-tonight-should-race-have-a-place-in-dating-preferences-thats-the-unapologetic-question . live .
  17. News: Unapologetic . 12 November 2022 . Channel 4 . 2022.
  18. News: What's on TV tonight: MasterChef: The Professionals welcomes new judge Anna Haugh . 12 November 2022 . i news . 2 November 2022.
  19. News: WATCH FIREBOY DML REVEAL ALL ON THE ZEZE MILLZ SHOW . 12 November 2022 . GRM Daily . 8 August 2022.
  20. News: Zeze Millz speaks out on White Yardie backlash over his Jamaican identity: 'Those things dampen your experience' . 12 November 2022 . Metro . 10 December 2021.
  21. News: Silver Service: Kanya King celebrates 25 years of the MOBO Awards . 12 November 2022 . Music Week . 2 November 2022.
  22. News: WATCH: Zeze Millz & Harry Pinero In 'Drama vs. Reality', Episode 1 . 12 November 2022 . Complex UK . 14 December 2021.
  23. News: Gumuchian. Marie-louise. 2021-12-02. Aml Ameen makes director debut with UK's first Black Christmas rom-com. en. Reuters. 2021-12-20.
  24. News: ZEZE MILLZ TALKS FAMILY, SUCCESS & HER CAREER ON BRAND-NEW EPISODE OF 'THE WUNMI BELLO SHOW" . 12 November 2022 . GRM Daily . 7 April 2022.
  25. News: Dine Hard With Rosie Jones . 12 November 2022 . British Comedy Guide . 4 July 2022.
  26. Web site: Celeb line up revealed for E4’s Celebrity Cooking School . . 29 February 2024.
  27. News: GRM Rated Awards 2022, and the winners are … . 12 November 2022 . The Voice . 25 October 2022.
  28. News: Dave, Stormzy, Little Simz Win Big at 2022 Rated Awards (Full List) . 12 November 2022 . Billboard . 24 October 2022.
  29. News: GRM EXCLUSIVE: WATCH THE FIFTH & FINAL INSTALMENT OF ZEZE MILLZ'S 'INSIGHT' INTERVIEW . 12 November 2022 . GRM Daily . 7 August 2022.
  30. Web site: Young, Black and Right-Wing review – you’ll never believe who their heroes are . . 29 February 2024.
  31. Web site: How is it being young, black and right-wing? Channel 4 tries (and fails) to find out . . 29 February 2024.
  32. Web site: Breaking Through host Zeze Millz hopes ITV documentary will inspire change . . 29 February 2024.
  33. Web site: ITV confirms ‘Fresh Cuts’ marking Black History Month 2023 . . 29 February 2024.
  34. Web site: Who is on Celebrity Big Brother 2024? Full lineup revealed . . 29 February 2024.
  35. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/zeze-millz-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/
  36. https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/tv/celebrity-big-brother-zeze-millz-profile/
  37. Web site: Good Morning Britain guest says millennials are ‘bad workers’ and 'snowflakes' . . 29 February 2024.
  38. Web site: The Big Narstie Show, Series 4, Episode 6 . . 29 February 2024.
  39. Web site: Don't Hate the Playaz, Series 4, Episode 1 . . 29 February 2024.
  40. Web site: Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains, Series 5, Episode 6 . . 29 February 2024.

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