What is your greatest fear?

Losing the people I love most.

Animals or babies?

All animals? Giraffes, cheetahs and eagles and dinosaurs? Dragons? Babies are precious, but that’s hard to compete with

What talent do you yearn for?

After college, I knew I had a better chance at making a living as a writer than as a dancer. But dance is in my heart.

Do you like to be complimented?

Who doesn’t? I love complimenting people more, though. I love to let someone know what they’re radiating.

Do you have a high pain threshold?

Yes and no. But I think women have a higher pain tolerance. You probably have to have a relatively high pain tolerance to go sugaring [a form of hair removal] every month.

Tomi Adeyemi on fate, philosophy and the futility of greed