Candice told her followers she was going to 'put her ego aside' because it was important to highlight the 'disturbing data when it came to black women dying in childbirth.' Responding to the claims she took the role from Candice, Rochelle, 31, said today that she was approached to host the show over a year ago. In a statement shared to Instagram, Rochelle told her followers: "Hey gang. Firstly, recognise that I am contributing to a conversation that many black women have been central to and fighting for a long time. While Channel 4 said in a statement to the Metro: "It is completely untrue that Rochelle Humes replaced Candice Brathwaite on this film.

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2021 21:41 UTC