Category: GUAP Profile
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Meet Gabriel Moses – a director and photographer who is cementing himself as an image maker to be reckoned with. When I meet Gabriel for the first time on the day of the cover shoot, he exudes a calm and relaxed energy. His level headed persona allows him to ebb and flow with the opportunities…
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Meet Rukiat Ashawe, an award-winning sex educator, writer, speaker and content creator who is actively changing what sex education means and looks like today. Rukiat’s focus in sex education primarily deals with STIs, arising from her own personal experience with Herpes, “It was something that I was very much ashamed of” she tells me. However,…
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![“My love is only black – it’s how I see love – it’s a familiarity, it’s an understanding.” – Love Island’s [@PriscillaAnyabu] and [@MichaelBoateng_]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PM-uped-180x180.jpg)
With the full support of the UK Black community behind them, the union of Love Island’s Mike and Priscilla became a celebration of young black love. We first met Priscilla Anyabu and Mike Boateng on Love Island’s debut winter series in 2020. The former policeman and fashion model’s romance was a breath of fresh air…
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![“We have always been dancers, it was a big part of our culture growing up” – The Jaiy Twins [@TheJaiyTwins]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RYO_9065-1-180x180.jpg)
We catch up with Taitlyn and Kaylee Jaiy aka. The Jaiy Twins. The Jaiy Twins have literally been dancing their whole lives. After discovering their love for music and dance as children, Taitlyn and Kaylee Jaiy were encouraged by their parents to pursue their dreams of being dancers. With inspirations like Destiny’s Child and Missy Elliot,…
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![“Representation is super important to me, but only if those representatives hold the same values and are a true voice of their community”. – Linasha [@linnyprivate] [@linnygd]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/linny-header-180x180.jpg)
South-Asian Beauty Guru & FENTY Beauty Ambassador; Linasha Talks Upbringing, Colourism, and Representation Linasha aka @linnygd is as mesmerising in person as she is on her social media. No stranger to being in front of the camera, she has the kind of class and demure that radiates comfort through the whole room. Linasha is the…
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![“I didn’t want to be a lawyer because it’s too serious and I didn’t want to be a politician because I enjoy telling the truth” – Munya Chawawa [@munyachawawa]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RYO_7335-180x180.jpg)
British-Zimbabwean Comedian; Munya Chawawa Talks Upbringing, Covid:19, and Plans For His Bright Future The rise of social media comedy was recently propelled into new heights over the last year, launching the careers of comedians like British-Zimbabwean content creator; Munya Chawawa into the stratosphere. Due to Covid:19 lockdown keeping the masses stuck at home, Chawawa was…
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We Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021. The 8th March marks International Women’s Day 2021, a day to celebrate the achievements of women across history and appreciate women both globally and in wider society as well as in your family and the local community. In a year that saw national lockdowns and worldwide protests, we spoke…