Big Zuu: Rediscovering Faith as a Grime Artist | GREAT MOMENTS
5/10/202616 min
Faith is a deeply personal thing and, for many of us, our relationship with it changes over time. Some people drift away from it, some come back to it, and others are still figuring out what it means to them. It’s a journey that’s rarely a straight line.
Big Zuu knows that better than most. Over the years, he has struggled to work out what being a Muslim means to him.
In this Great Moment, the BAFTA-winning TV chef and Grime artist opens up about reconnecting with his faith, how the process has shaped him and how he's found a way to balance two loves of his life: his music and his religion.
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First 90 secondsJamie Laing· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone. I'm Jamie Laing, and this is Great Moments. [upbeat music] Hey, guys. Hope you're well. I'm very excited for today's Great Moment with this absolute legend, Big Zuu. He's a TV presenter who first burst onto our screens in 2019 with Big Zuu's Big Eats, and he's been serving up big energy ever since. Now, he was a joy to have on the show, and I think you're really gonna enjoy this Great Moment with him. So, if you like this episode, remember to go and click on the show notes, and you can click on the full episode, and there are so many more interviews that you probably haven't listened to yet. So, go and check it out. Okay, here it is, a Great Moments with Big Zuu. [upbeat music] To, to everyone, your name is Big Zuu.
Big Zuu· Guest0:46
Yes, Big Zuu.
Jamie Laing· Host0:47
But what's your christen name? What are you, what are you- My real name ... what's your real name?
Big Zuu· Guest0:51
So my real name is Zuher. Yeah.
Jamie Laing· Host0:53
Mm-hmm.
Big Zuu· Guest0:53
Zuher. But my teachers couldn't pronounce it, so they called me Zuuher. So 'cause they called me Zuuher, I was like, "You know what? Just call me Zuu."
Jamie Laing· Host0:59
Really?
Big Zuu· Guest1:00
[laughs] Yeah, but my real name is Zuher Hassan. Zuher Hassan. Um, but I'm named after my dad.
Jamie Laing· Host1:06
Are you?
Big Zuu· Guest1:07
I'm a junior.
Jamie Laing· Host1:08
Ze- Zuher Hassan Jr.?
Big Zuu· Guest1:10
Mm-hmm.
Jamie Laing· Host1:12
So wait, hang- and, and this is, 'cause your story, by the way, I was just like, I was checking out everything. It's insane, man. [laughs] Because your mum, uh, left, well, forgive me, I get this from Sierra Leone- Yeah, Sierra Leone ... when you were, when she was four months pregnant with you- Yes ... fled to the UK- Mm-hmm ... um, and