Zeze Millz

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Zeze Millz
Born
Zalika Kamilah Miller

(1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 34)
Hackney, London, England
Occupation(s)Television personality and presenter
Years active2018–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[edit]

The Zeze Millz Show and #headscarfdiaries[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

As herself
Year Title Role Ref.
2018–present The Zeze Millz Show Presenter; YouTube series [4]
2019–2020 Good Morning Britain Guest; 3 episodes [37]
2021 Unapologetic Presenter [18]
2023 Culture Caspule Guest; 1 episode [15]
2021 The Big Narstie Show Guest; 1 episode [38]
2021 Boxing Day Film [23]
2022 Celeb Cooking School Contestant; series 1 [26]
2022 Young, Black and Right-Wing Presenter [30]
2022 Don't Hate the Playaz Guest; 1 episode [39]
2023 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Guest; 1 episode [40]
2023 Breaking Through with Zeze Millz Presenter [32]
2024 Celebriy Big Brother Housemate; series 23 [34]

Podcasts[edit]

  • +44 Podcast (2021–present)[14]

References[edit]

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