Nicola Adams, 37, a former Olympic boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019, has shared that she often is “treated differently” by the British public.The star explained how often when she is out shopping, people will “move their bag away" from her or security guards will follow her around a store.Nicola said: “As a Black woman, I know I’m treated differently – subtle things, like people moving their handbags away from me or security guards following me around shops”.The star also revealed that she no longer replies to hateful comments online, instead she chooses to “block” homophobes and racists.The former boxing champ explained: “I’ve become resilient to the comments I get online.“I’ll block people rather than reply.
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