Music man, style guru and all round in house advisor Gerry DeVeaux is a man that gets straight to the point, as he did with us backstage at the MOBOs 2008.

‘It’s Estelle’s year, all year. Loved watching her perform, loved the outfits; she’s got her music down, she’s got her style down too so we love her.’

It’s hard to disagree – it seemed everyone on the night was rooting for the West London girl.