black, working class, gay and a former asylum seeker, he's now tipped by many as anna wintour�*s replacemententually retires from american vogue. hello, amol. hello. very good to see you. how are you doing? i'm good. thank you for having me. i wanted to find out who he really is and how he wants to change our culture. edward enninful, thank you so much for speaking to me, thank you for speaking to bbc news. i want to start by talking a little bit about where your book starts, which is with your family, because you were born into a remarkable ghanaian family, the fifth of six children. first of all, tell me a bit about your dad — a military major who you describe as a sporadic presence around the house. what was he like? i mean, major crosby enninful. he was very strict, very sort of old—school african military, you know? ruled the house with an iron fist and we were all scared of him growing up! you know, you'd be outside, sort of playing and it's like "there comes your dad" and then you have to run in the house and clean your feet and wash your hands. yeah, he wasjust old school militarian.