{"id":776576,"date":"2026-02-20T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/776576\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T07:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:04:18","slug":"chioma-nnadis-my-london-i-once-went-on-a-date-in-a-cemetery-but-i-was-ghosted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/776576\/","title":{"rendered":"Chioma Nnadi’s My London: ‘I once went on a date in a cemetery, but I was ghosted’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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British Vogue editor and born-and-bred Londoner Chioma Nnadi has all the best recommendations for vintage shopping, homoeopathy, and acupuncture in the capital. Here\u2019s the lowdown on how she lives in London. <\/p>\n

Fitzrovia. I was born there and I\u2019ve made my way back. I love the sense of familiarity, I love being able to walk by my primary school every day on the way to work.<\/p>\n

Where do you stay in London?<\/p>\n

I like my own bed. Sometimes when I book a hotel to get ready I don\u2019t stay the night. But I\u2019ve always wanted to stay at Claridge\u2019s. <\/p>\n

Where was your first flat?<\/p>\n

Also in Fitzrovia. It was a little council flat in the shadow of the BT Tower.<\/p>\n

My dad didn\u2019t let me work until I was 18. He always said: \u201cYou\u2019re going to be working your whole life, trust me, just enjoy your youth. So of course I was champing at the bit to work because I wanted to fund my vintage fashion habit. I worked at a sandwich shop off Victoria Street, which was around the corner from my school. I\u2019d get there at 6am and I swear I was the happiest sandwich maker on the planet \u2014 I\u2019d get my cheque on Friday and spend every penny on clothes on Portobello Road.<\/p>\n

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Dave Benett\/Getty Images for Stella McCartney<\/p>\n

Where would you recommend for a first date?<\/p>\n

I love the canals. If the weather\u2019s nice, that\u2019s what I would do. I once made plans to go ona date at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, but I was ghosted. I have been on a date there since, though. It might be a bit much for a first date, maybe third.<\/p>\n

Which shops do you rely on?<\/p>\n

There is a homeopathic pharmacy called Ainsworth near my house, where you can go in and say, listen, I\u2019ve got hay fever, and they\u2019ll mix something up for you. And as far as vintage fashion, I\u2019m still a fan of all the markets. I still go to Portobello on a Friday when I can; I\u2019ll usually start underneath the flyover and end up at Rellik and Found And Vision. And then for new, I love Dover Street Market. I love how it champions young designers \u2014 it also has a fab bakery at the top. I love delis, too \u2014 there is one near my house called Honey & Spice and it has the best quince jam and Middle Eastern treats.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best meal you\u2019ve had?<\/p>\n

I am a regular at Jikoni. I always dreamed as a kid of going to a place where they knew my name and I had a table and I have reached one of my life goals, because I go there at least twice a month, if not once a week. The food is delicious, Ravinder Bhogal is amazing. I love the kale chaat, made with pomegranates, and the banana cake with miso ice cream.<\/p>\n

Who is the most iconic Londoner?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think she lives in London anymore, but when I was a kid, I loved Bj\u00f6rk. She lived in Soho and I used to see her taking her son to school. I lived for my run-ins with Bj\u00f6rk. Otherwise, it\u2019s Bill Nighy. I love his haunts, his London, the way he approaches style.<\/p>\n

Where do you go to have fun?<\/p>\n

I try to go to the theatre if I can. Last night I went to see Dracula, which was fab. Cynthia Erivo is amazing in it.<\/p>\n

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Getty Images for BFC<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best thing a cabbie has ever said to you?<\/p>\n

For my first issue of British Vogue, we shot FKA twigs on top of a cab and we had a real cabbie inside. I took a cab shortly after and they all already knew that we\u2019d shot this cover. So it is like a little secret society.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your biggest extravagance?<\/p>\n

I really pamper myself, so I would say self-care. I\u2019m doing every wellness trend going. I get acupuncture at the Light Centre, then Rebase does really good red light and cold plunges.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your London secret?<\/p>\n

There is a tiny garden within Regent\u2019s Park that often gets overlooked, called St John\u2019s Lodge Garden. In the summer I go there and lie in the grass and read a book. And I have another for the fashion girls. I\u2019m not very precious with my clothes, so I\u2019m constantly getting stains on myself, and I recently stained this beautiful suede Prada bag with oil and I was distraught. The cobbler at Great Portland Street station magically got it away. When I need anything fixed, this man is unparalleled.<\/p>\n

What are you up to for work?<\/p>\n

This week is very busy because it\u2019s London Fashion Week, so I will be going to all the shows. Tolu Coker is so talented, Erdem is going to be amazing, Simone Rocha is a big favourite, then obviously we have Burberry ending the week. We are also hosting a big event after the Baftas, our fashion and film party with GQ, and we are running the Vogue Caf\u00e9, at Corner Shop on the Strand.<\/p>\n

I think it was really powerful for me to see someone like Sade, a British Nigerian woman who was so fab and had such a style signature. I was also very influenced by Neneh Cherry.<\/p>\n

Blackamoor cameo rings, because I think it\u2019s important I reclaim that history. I have some circled in diamonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British Vogue editor and born-and-bred Londoner Chioma Nnadi has all the best recommendations for vintage shopping, homoeopathy, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,58626,393,4884,257,24246,47389,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-776576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-british-vogue","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-london-fashion-week","14":"tag-my-london","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116101687968274085","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}