DUBAI: The Dubai-based Saudi model and TV host talks fake reality shows, exercise, and physics.
Best TV show/film you’ve ever seen?
“The Office.” During the summer, you don’t want anything sad, so it’s a nice light show to watch.
Worst TV show/film you’ve ever seen?
Reality shows. They’re fake, but they act like its someone’s real life. I don’t like the consequences of people thinking that the people in the reality show actually live like this.
Best personal style moment so far?
As I grow older, I understand my body more. So maybe my best personal style is now. When you know your body better, you know how to dress and style yourself in a nicer way.
Worst personal style moment?
I can’t think of a specific moment but it’s when I try to be someone I’m not — like, following a trend that doesn’t suit me just to follow a trend.
Best accessory for a little black dress?
Nicely styled hair. And that depends on the neckline. If it’s a sweetheart cut, you can do like a wavy, romantic, flirty look. If it’s a high neck, you can do a bun and a slick hair look from the front.
Worst accessory for a little black dress?
You shouldn’t accessorize black dresses much. It makes it look like you’re trying too hard. It’s simple, it’s basic; you should just let the dress speak for itself. Black is a lovely color, don’t ruin it with accessories.
Best fashion trend of 2023?
Monochrome looks. It looks like quiet luxury. If you don’t wear a lot of colors, it always looks very fancy.
Worst fashion trend of 2023?
Cargo pants. The late 1990s and early 2000s were all about pants with pockets, baggy and low-cut pants. I don’t like that this trend is coming back at all. It doesn’t suit all bodies, even some slim bodies.
Best book you’ve ever read?
“Who Moved My Cheese?” It was one of the first books I read as a teenager. I always remember it when I get stuck. It’s about how, if you keep doing the same thing over and over again, your life will never change. So I remember that maybe I’m stuck at a certain place because I keep repeating the same thing — it’s not necessarily a mistake, just not changing your ways.
Worst book you’ve ever read?
You can learn something from any book you read.
Best thing to do when you’re feeling low?
Walk, meditate or exercise. If you push yourself while you’re exercising and you reach a small goal you set for yourself, you feel like you’ve achieved something.
Worst thing to do when you’re feeling good?
Stay up late. It ruins the whole next day.
Best holiday destination?
Capri, Italy. Everything is so beautiful. The food is really good. The people are really nice. It’s always special.
Worst holiday destination?
Anywhere super-hot. I really don’t like the heat. Nothing above 29 degrees.
Best subject at school?
Chemistry. I was really good at it. Of course, I forgot all the equations, but I liked the periodic table.
Worst subject at school?
Physics. I just wasn’t good at it. I didn’t understand it. I don’t know why. I understood math and I was good at it. But I hated physics and Arabic grammar.
Best thing to do to ensure you have a productive day?
Social media is so much fun, it’s great. But if you look at it as soon as you wake up, I feel like your day is a loss; you get completely sunk into it. Wait until the afternoon.
Worst thing to do when you’re trying to have a productive day?
Look at social media as soon as you wake up.
