Lady Leshurr cuts a casual figure in a matching burgundy tracksuit for work at BBC Radio

Lady Leshurr cut a casual figure as she arrived for work at her BBC Radio1Xtra show on Saturday afternoon. 

The rapper and presenter, 32, donned a comfy wine-coloured tracksuit as she beamed at onlookers before heading into the studio. 

Dressed head to toe in burgundy, Leshurr accessorised with a pair of suede hightop trainers and an effortlessly cool cap. 

Seemingly in high spirits before starting work, she threw out peace signs and pouted in front of the BBC building.

The outing comes after it was announced by BBC Radio 1Xtra and Asian Network on Friday that Leshurr would act as an ambassador for their Words First 2021 competition. 

The spoken word contest will work alongside poetry organisations to mentor shortlisted candidates through workshops and one-on-one training sessions.  

Lady said of the initiative: ‘I can’t wait to hear and see the talent we find through this year’s Words First project. 

‘Whether it’s spoken word, rap or poetry – it will be amazing and I am honoured to be this year’s ambassador.’ 

Lady has previously opened up about the discrimination she has faced based on the colour of her skin.

The former Dancing On Ice contestant said that she ‘didn’t even know she was black,’ until she grew up and noticed that people were treating her differently.      

She also said she has to ‘work ten-times harder’ as a black woman but declared: ‘Whenever I have a no, I turn that into a yes.’

Back in February, she spoke of how she was allegedly manhandled and called a derogatory slur by an airport security guard.    

Speaking of her shocking airport incident, which took place in Spain in 2016, she said to The Mirror: ‘I was going back home from a show, I went into the Duty Free shops and I asked where the perfumes were.  

‘I heard the security guard say, ”perra negra” – black b****. I asked, ”Did you just call me…?”   

‘He got defensive. Then he reached for his handcuffs, and that’s when I was resisting because I was like, ”What are you doing?” There were people all around, filming, a lot were English, it was very embarrassing and aggressive.’

According to the rapper, the airport security attempted to remove her handcuffs but when they didn’t open, the guard proceeded to hit her arms, leaving cuts on her skin.   

She was then taken to a separate room where she was interrogated by other staff members and treated like ‘a criminal.’ 

Amid accusations from security about her behaviour, she insisted that they watch CCTV footage to prove her innocence.    

However, when they witnessed the video, they failed to apologise or even look at her, instead pointing to the door.