i grew up born and bred in coventry, the city of villains, yeah! yeah, and i knew i wanted more, i knew there was a greater calling and a purpose for me out there, and i ve come across dancing on the tv and i wasn t exposed to these kind of things, it wasn t, like, not that it wasn t acceptable, but it was so unconventional and so far away from me, you know? i m from coventry and being able to be a part of it here and especially being with louis as well, like, it s just crazy. some people put coventry down and i think you have to leave it to really appreciate kind of like the resilience of the city and how strong we all are, and how diverse everyone is and how, just, we re a community. on their way into the city centre, the river runners encounter six exotically dressed energies making up the spirit of the city. all well known coventry faces like paralympian sprinter harriet dennigan. i m the energy of resilience, and coventry has a history