Sir Lenny Henry

big lady, right arm with the right arm.

And we had to sing this song called, come into my heart, come into my heart, come into my heart, sweet Jesus.

And we had to sing that over and over again.

And it was, they just kept doing it round and round and round.

And then there were harmonies and then there were kind of descants and bass.

And it just went on and on and on for a real long time.

And I wasn't feeling anything.

And I started to panic because I was 14 and a half and I thought, well, it should be happening now.

You know, Jesus, if you're going to come, this is the moment to be here and come into my heart.

My heart is waiting and never happened.

And so I went home and I said, I'm not going back to church.

And I was only 14 and a half, but she sort of, she said, why?

I said, well, because, you know, it's not my thing anymore.

And anyway...

Sister Mancini had held my hand all the way through the ceremony and I was feeling other things, thanks.

And none of those girls wanted to go out with me, by the way.

None of those Sunday school girls wanted to go out with me.

And so when I was 15, I started to go to the Queen Mary Ballroom in Dudley and that's where my life began to change because suddenly I'd integrated, I had white friends now, I'd been to their house, I'd had tea and

Because when you go to your white friend's house, you have tea.

Because in our house, you have dinner.