Twigs’ father was Jamaican, and she was brought up in Cheltenham by a single English-Spanish mother.
Barnett attended her private Catholic school as the lone student of mixed race while growing up in the English countryside.
Barnett told Dazed about her ethnicity: “People said horrible things about something I had no control over, which was tough.”
“People have stared at me for half of my life because they believe I’m ugly and funny-looking.”
People have been gazing at me for the other half of my life because they find me intriguing. Everything becomes neutral. It’s more of a commentary on how bizarre society is.”
Is FKA Twigs black or white?
Well, she is both White and Black. This is because, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, the sole child of a dancer and gymnast from England and a musician from Jamaica, was born in Cheltenham. Her mother is of Spanish descent as well.
Is FKA Twigs Jamaican?
Yes, her father is a Jamaican, making her one through descent.