Jessie Ware: 'Being a pop star is a very bizarre job but it's the best in the world'

Jessie Ware has nailed the off-duty popstar look. Cosy yet commanding in her jumper and glasses, and Zooming from a Glasgow hotel bed between shows, it's clear the singer is buzzing from life on tour.

We’re speaking a few days before the climax of her That! Feels Good! shows, in support of this year’s Mercury-nominated album of the same name, with two headline shows at Ally Pally. More than a decade after her first Mercury nod, Ware is busier than ever.  

There’s the “beautiful warmth” and community of the tour; her venture into TV – she is a judge on talent show Mamma Mia: I Have a Dream, which is searching for new stars for the production of Mamma Mia! – and, of course, Table Manners, the podcast where she, her mum, and special guests from to Nigella set the world to rights over a home-cooked meal.