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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
I brought Lesa into the show, and Lesa brought Nina in with me.
The more I kept on talking to people, I realized that it was a big deal.
I come from a very tiny village of less than 1,000.
This is something that I would never have dreamed of when I was a little kid.
Im very proud of it.
Maybe I dont follow as much as I should, but I also think its between me and God.
God knows that Im a good person.
There are 1 billion Muslim people in the world, not just five people that describe who we are.
So in that way, I love that Im speaking about it and being proud of it.
I would love them to see that 40 years ago, 50 years ago, Somalia wasnt like that.
I am not saying that Somalia is not open-minded, its just different.
Im not in politics.
Im only representing myself.
Honestly, I forgot I was Somali when I started filming; I just became too open.
I would have never had wine.
I thought,This is just gonna be an American show.
Nobodys gonna see it.
Now Im everywhere in Kenya.
Every newspaper, every magazine, TV show theyre talking about me.
Has your family in Kenya watched?My sister is very religious.
She sent me a picture from the newspaper in Kenya and was like, Explain yourself.
Theyneversee me like that because when I go home Im very modest.
I dont even talk about my mom being born and raised in Ethiopia.
My brother the other day wrote to me and said, Oh my God, youre just crazy.
Every time I watch an episode, I dont know what youre gonna say.
Its more,Oh my God, youre embarrassing us.
But there is nothing that I filmed that I would change.
Also, I should have focused more on explaining the situation of my hot cousin.
This is something thats been in our culture for generations.
Just because I am in this western world now doesnt mean I want to dump my culture.
Coming out of this you have issues with both Carolines.
Its for me and my friends.
Thats where our problems started.
I feel powerful on my own whether Im on TV or not.
That kind of situation just makes it so hard to trust her.
And then she just lies a lot.
Literally, 95 percent of the stuff she said on the show.
People who followed Stanbury fromLadies of Londonwere surprised by her demeanor in general.
She just wanted it to be all about her.
But the ego took over her.
She just always tries to find a problem with me for no reason.
She specifically told me you have to wear white at her engagement party.
Ninas dress looked more like a wedding dress.
I want to talk about your relationship with Lesa, which a lot of people have responded to.
You have affirmed each other and just generally have good banter.
Lets get to know each other.
Shes so confident; she uplifts me a lot when Im down and when I start my businesses.
Shes very loyal and shes very supportive.
Its not that easy in Dubai to have Black families that can stay together as friends.
I like my son going to their house on his own.
I like picking up her kids and hanging out like family.
We do vacation together all the time.
But you also dont want to mess with her; Jamaicans and Somalis are both fiery.
Did you see yourself permanently settling in Dubai?I never thought I would live here for 18 years.
I thought three, four years, five years, you know.
Its 15 hours away.
My husband can be 15 hours away, but not my kid.
Now, its different.
you’ve got the option to find Black people teaching in private American schools like my sons school.
There are good jobs.
But you still have to follow the rules.
Respect goes a long way.
You might not be safe there.
Locals are very, very kind.
All they want is just respect.
Theres some stuff I dont like about America.
For example, taking womens rights of not having a baby.
What gives you the right to tell that to somebody?
What if somebody is raped and doesnt want to keep the baby?
I would like to fix my relationship with Nina.
Its not good right now because I called her mashed potatoes without butter; shes not happy about it.
At the end of the day, I want them to be happy and the best version of themselves.
Theyre very good mothers and businesspeople.
