I got the name in primary school because my hair was shaggy. And I didn't like it; I thought it was derogatory.
None of my friends call me L.C. That was just a high school nickname, and nobody refers to me like that anymore.
I feel slightly embarrassed by being called 'the godfather.'
I laugh shakily. ‘You’re a little scary, Four.’ ‘Do me a favor,’ he says, ‘and don’t call me that.’ ‘What should I call you, then?’ ‘Nothing.’ He takes his hand from my face. ‘Yet.
When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck. I hated it is a teenager. It was not the most glamorous-sounding name in the world.
When I was at college, my nickname was Keds because I wore Keds. I guess it wasn't really a nickname, because nicknames are usually given to you by people who are your friends and who know you. But I didn't know the people who called me Keds. I think that they didn't like me because I didn't want to join a sorority.
I've got a friend whose nickname is "Shagger". You might think that's pretty cool. She doesn't like it.
I hate when people call me 'The Boz'.
When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: 'Hey, Chief!' Even when I go to work now, people call me 'Chief.'
There are worse things than being called 'the camel lady,' I suppose.
