Yinka Bokinni

Welcome to Growing Up Female, the podcast where we discover what it's really like to grow up as a woman today.This week's wonderful woman, kicking off the series is Yinka Bokinni. Yinka is a presenter on both radio and TV, she's a DJ, she's dipped her toe into the modelling world and she runs her self-titled blog featuring everything from music & culture to fashion & beauty.Yinka chats to Connie about growing up on an estate in Peckham with her big family, learning from her siblings, being academic in an environment that wasn't focused on education, escaping reality through reading, the pressure to be yourself, feeling out of place, taking opportunities and lies on social media.Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast and please do rate and review to help others find the podcast.****Find Connie:Instagram: @conniesimmondsTwitter: @ConnieSimmondsFind Yinka:Instagram: @yinkabokinniFacebook: @YinkaBokinniBlog: yinkabokinni.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.