Alexa Chung is the best young presenter on British TV right now.  Along with her co-presenter Alex Zane, she makes watching pop stars talk about their new projects, on their Saturday morning music show Popworld, way more fun -- and funny -- than it should be.  She also has no clue about street slang, but she is from Hampshire, so that’s understandable. We got to ask her some questions: 

You’ve just come back from The Coachella Music Festival, right?  How was it?
Amazing.  I was only there for a few days and was incredibly drunk the whole time.  I’ve given up drinking and gone straight-edge as a result of Coachella. 

What have you been up to since you got back?
I’ve been working a lot.  Popworld takes up most of my time at the moment. 

You’re a pretty good presenter on that show.  How’d you get so good at it?
I don’t think I’m a very good presenter, which I think is what makes me a good one! People can look at me and think, ‘Wow, it really doesn’t take any talent at all to get on TV’.    Hopefully, I can inspire a whole generation of children to do nothing with their lives other than talk shit on TV. 

Don’t be so hard on yourself, Alexa.  You ask the people who come on the show really witty questions.  Who comes up with them?
I write the links with Alex – but there’s a team of people who write all the other stuff.  If there’s an interview where we’re playing characters, then we’ll write it ourselves. 

Have you ever had someone on the show that’s been a dickhead and made it really hard for you do the interview?
Not really, because everyone wants to promote their music, so they’ve all been pretty cool.  Even Joss Stone was nice and she’s a bit of a douchebag. 

Where does your surname come from?
From my dad – he’s Chinese. 

Do you know the slang meaning of your surname?
No, go on – hit me with it… 

‘Choong’ means that something’s really good, or a person who’s incredibly attractive…
Oh, really? Wow!  That’s so funny.  But, what if I bring the reputation of that word down and people start using it the other way round?  What if ‘Choong’ starts meaning something bad? 

That might happen.  If it does, embrace it!  How’s your love life at the moment?  Do you go on a lot of dates?
I don’t really go on dates, because I hate the formality and the pressure.  I did go for dinner with someone recently and it was just as bad as I thought it was gonna be.  I don’t think that eating and talking are two things you should combine when you’re trying to impress someone.  It’s offensive for someone to be chewing on something and talking in your face. 

If you could have a perfect date, what would it be like?
I’d go to The Trocadero Centre and go on the bumper cars, because even if the person you go with is rubbish, it’s still the most fun thing to do, ever.  And if you really hated them – you could smack into them really hard and give them a minor injury. 

What would your worst date be like?
Probably going for dinner with someone who’s really dull and didn’t have anything to say.  Although, I quite like feeling awkward, so it could be amusing. 

If you saw a guy in a bar that you liked, how would you get his attention?
I think going over and kissing someone is a pretty good way to get their attention, but if I wanted to go for a subtler approach, then I’d just insult them. If they fight back, then you’re onto a winner. 

~Styleslut