ROXANNE MCKENZIE

Journalist. Actor. Host - It's A Hard Life Out Ere🎙
@BAFTA New Talent alumna | NUJ George Viner Scholar | Former @ITVNews Trainee | Rep'd: ZBD

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

Personal News Tweet: So pleased I've been offered a position on the #ITVNewsTraineeship 2022 programme! 🎉🎉 Super excited to be joining the team at @ITVWales and looking forward to starting this next chapter. Also a year on I finally had my MA graduation ceremony #BU2020👩🏾‍🎓📽️ 🥳

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@audsjop Both!

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@RichieBrave Same!!! I only put sauce on it, if the food is shit 😭 sauce belongs on jerk though lol.

[The Voice Newspaper @TheVoiceNews]

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However, when a member of our team is targeted via their work email, we WILL NOT tolerate it, and neither should you.

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[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

In the final months of his life, Jason Arday was subject to a relentless onslaught of attacks and abuse.

Jason was a human being with friends and family - but he was turned into a pawn for vicious culture wars by a cruel media industry motivated by racism and clicks.

The lessons are never learned. When will the British media face accountability for its behaviour?

Jason was much loved by those around him. May he rest in peace.

[The Voice Newspaper @TheVoiceNews]

#Voiceopinion

They hounded Jason Arday. Now a family is grieving

As the former Cambridge professor's loved ones confront an unimaginable loss, @richardsudan asks whether those who relentlessly vilified him will confront the human cost of their actions

➡️https://t.co/ILWmuOmASR

[Richie Brave @RichieBrave]

I think it’s outrageous that you’re a target for having an opinion on racial dynamics. It’s more controversial and inflammatory to theorise the existence and impact of racism than it is to be outright racist. That’s where we have gotten to in 2026.

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@iamscottevans Loool, I think Tems or Rihanna look like Nala 😍

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@TrendshiftTea @IslahF__ No one is blaming her but she was stuck on him like white on rice the moment he stepped into the villa, whilst she had another love interest. We need to start watching this show like we've been here before, this was always going to happen.

[Raf Thompson @RafThompson]

I’ve worked on #LoveIsland UK since Series 5, producing Series 5-10, before moving on to Love Island USA and Love Island Australia. I’m incredibly proud to have been part of a show that has become embedded in British culture. The twists, drama, and unforgettable cast members have created some of the best reality television of the last decade.

But if we’re being honest, one issue has persisted for years: casting.

Time and time again, Love Island UK has failed to truly reflect the diversity of modern Britain. Representation matters, and no group has been more consistently let down than Black women. Ironically, Black women have been some of the show’s most loyal supporters, driving conversations online, creating viral moments, and helping keep the show culturally relevant.

Yet year after year, we continue to cast Black women alongside men who openly or implicitly don’t date Black women. The result is a cycle that viewers have watched repeatedly: rejection, exclusion, and disappointment. For young Black girls watching at home, that’s a damaging message. For audiences generally, it’s become predictable and exhausting.

When I left after Series 10, things were improving. Contestants like Tyrique, Ella, Catherine, Whitney & previous series with Dami, Indiyah, Kai, Sanam, Kaz, Samira, Yewande and others helped create some of the show’s most memorable storylines.

However, working on Love Island USA showed me how powerful genuine representation can be. Seeing contestants from different racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds authentically connect created richer stories, stronger characters, and ultimately a bigger audience.

My role on Love Island was in edit producing, not casting despite my vast experience in casting on other shows I raised concerns about casting throughout my time on the show.

If Love Island UK wants to reverse its ratings decline, it needs to listen to viewers. Audiences are asking for fresher casting, more authentic representation, and a creative reset. If those changes don’t happen, I genuinely worry about the long-term future of a show that so many of us care deeply about.

For the culture.

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@EseAllegra Absolutely NOT!!

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

I actually can't watch football, I left my friends watching it. The stress is too much 😫

[Richie Brave @RichieBrave]

This Sunday at 9pm on BBC Radio @1Xtra for 1Xtra Talks I’ll be exploring Black experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, childlessness & infertility.

A real honour to have this important conversation ahead of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week on 11 - 16th May 🖤

[The Voice Newspaper @TheVoiceNews]

Today, April 22 is Stephen Lawrence Day.🖤

33 years ago in 1993, Stephen at just 18 years was stabbed to death in a racist attack in Eltham, south east London. 🙏🏾

Today, we reflect on this death but more importantly we stand with his family and the Stephen Lawrence foundation to help build in his name for future generations.

As @sldayfdn have stated, this years theme is Every Future Needs a Foundation - to support young people and their ambitions.

Please support the Stephen Lawrence Foundation and their plans however you can.

#wewillneverforget #stephenlawrenceday

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@ZezeMillz I've always said this, all ppl wanna do now is fight as if they're teenagers. I've never watched an episode of Baddies. Love and HipHop and Basketball wives is where I drew the line, it was just too much.

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@theashrb Honestly!!! If it's not behind a glass and you're not serving it to me in a paper bag I don't want it! I remember seeing someone in sainsburys buy a couple pastries, drop one on the floor and put it back and shared them with friends 🤮

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians on Argyll Street in central London.

https://t.co/Fneu0HfQKI

📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

@theashrb What on earth have I just watched! This is insane. Omg.

[ROXANNE MCKENZIE @mizmckenzie]

Are there any NHS workers in Derby that are relying on food banks? #JournoRequest

[Claudia Webbe @ClaudiaWebbe]

She remortgaged her home. They said no. She built MOBO anyway.

30 years later, Black music is 80% of Britain’s recorded music revenue -£24.5 billion.

Kanya King didn’t ask for a seat at the table. She built the stage. Tonight, BBC 11:25pm. The MOBO Awards. Britain watches

[Dr Ruby (she/her) jaboukies everything @PaperWhispers]

The senselessness of doing this as an 'experiment'. All humans float.

Racism has you trying to prove eugenics wrong (ding dong eugenics is false). Put money into safe patient swimming classes for Black kids and adults.