On the effects of school exclusions as spoken on ITV News london, , October 25, 2019. - Ricardo P. Lloyd

Faith has enabled me to survive in this business: faith in God through Christ Jesus. I trust in him that he has a purpose regarding my life and career, and he knows what is best for me. I also need to have faith in myself, my abilities, my value. I have business skill-sets to help me create my own work. I no longer want to just survive, but thrive. I’m also trying to help other people who come from where I come from.

When I was younger, I used to dress up as police officers and firefighters, and on other occasions would imitate Bob Marley and Michael Jackson, who were both musical inspirations of mine.

' When you exclude a child, you are essentially saying they're not good enough for society. A lot of my peers who have been excluded ended up in prison or dead.