I’m obsessed with listening to?
Marvin Gaye when I'm getting ready for work in the morning.
Flo Milli, Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj when I am home alone.
Bad Bunny when I am getting ready to go out.
Stevie Wonder when I miss my family.
ROSALÍA literally any time and place.

I’m obsessed with creating?
An everchanging warm, comfortable and inviting home environment for me and my friends to enjoy.

I’m obsessed with going to?
I am obsessed with planning a trip to Capri in Italy, where my family is from. I have never been, but I'm obsessed with the idea of throwing my phone into the Mediterranean and living the quiet Italian dream, with my tomato plants and maybe a couple of chickens.

I’m obsessed with reading?
The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg and A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen.

I’m obsessed with the art of?
Claudia Kogachi - I would love to wake up to one of her pieces above my bed.
Nathan Joe and Jane Younge's theatre show Scenes From A Yellow Peril moved something in me. The Asian art in Aotearoa is so rich.
Also Irish choreographer, Michael Keegan-Dolan and Teaċ Daṁsa. Their show MÁM changed my life. I wish I could watch that show for the first time again.

I’m obsessed with the photography of?
Sam Youkilis - he does the most incredible snaps and short videos of characters all around the world.
And Pierre et Gillies. Actually two men, romantic partners who collaborate together by mixing photography and painting. Their work is equally ethereal and erotic.

I’m obsessed with the design of?
Viktor H's work for ROSALÍA.
And my good sis, Ch'lita's designs for ROSALÍA's merchandise.

I’m obsessed with wearing?
My Claude Ring with Stone and Signature 5 Stone Ring stacked together. Always catches people's eyes.

I’m obsessed with doing my part in?
Supporting BIPOC artists, performers and creators in Aotearoa.

I’m also obsessed with...?
Finding the most divine, extraordinary, knock-your-socks-off, I'm-on-the-verge-of-transcending, indulgent mince and cheese pie in Tamaki Mākaurau.

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