Antonia was raised by a white father and a Black mother, and in June 2020, she opened up about her experience of growing up mixed-race in a candid IG post, saying she'd experienced racism all of her life.
After listing just some of the many horrible things she'd heard over the years, Antonia wrote, "I could write a book filled with real quotes from white people AND people of colour that I have been subjected to in my 22 years of life, but I'll spare you. It is important to know the costs of covert racism, and to know that it is taught through example, not mommy and daddy sitting you down and saying, 'Black people are sub-human.' And to know that for centuries, black and brown people have been objectified, commodified, dehumanized, and undermined in ways that are insidious, incendiary, and intrinsic."
She continued, "I recognise my own privilege, despite the racism I've experienced. Recognising the OVERT problem is NOT ENOUGH. Racism is a disease that has infected us ALL. Be the cure for yourself, for your community, for your family, for your country. For the world."