‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star

‘The fun obsessions or meet-ups I used to love came from a place of desperation, loneliness and seeking validation’ … Rachel Chinouriri. Photograph: Yana Van Nuffel ‘The fun obsessions or meet-ups I used to love came from a place of desperation, loneliness and seeking validation’ … Rachel Chinouriri. Photograph: Yana Van Nuffel Rachel Chinouriri Interview ‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star Olive Pometsey ​She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-list, the Croydon singer-songwriter says she finally understands who she really is