Christine Adams: ‘The UK didn’t have enough work for Black actors – but America did’

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22 Jan 2026 • 6:29 PM MYT
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In this clip from The Independent’s Like This Love This podcast, Essex-born film and TV star Christine Adams reflects on the start of her career, addressing the struggle for Black actors to find work in the UK.

“We were all watching a lot of American TV shows, and it felt more aspirational. So, in the early 2000s, I went to the US with, essentially, a suitcase and a couple thousand dollars.”

Listen to the full episode of Like This Love This with Lucie McInerney on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.