PUTTING FAMILY FIRST
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ORE ODUBA
Like many parents, Ore Oduba stopped setting an alarm years ago. The actor, presenter, Strictly Come Dancing champion and father of one, who has a second baby on the way with his wife Portia, can always count on his three-year-old son Roman to run into his bedroom at the crack of dawn. As part of our Back to School digital issue, Ore shares his hectic daily routine, which sees him clocking an average of just five hours of sleep a night.
My alarm goes off at…
“I’ve stopped setting an alarm. Roman is as good as any cockerel – bang on 6.30am he is up and in our bedroom every morning. I have a coffee at 6.31am and, although I’m trying to stick to healthier herbal teas, vanilla latte is my kryptonite. As we are on school holidays, breakfast is looser – anywhere between 7.30am and 9am.”
The typical school run goes something like
