We've been quite excited about the prospect of the Supremes exhibition at the V&A since we heard rumblings of a Ross-fest at the end of last year. So it's with pleasure that we read today's Independent, which features a massive interview with "big, sassy dame" Mary Wilson. Here's what we learned.

She's responsible for Oprah! "I've had Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg both say to me, personally, that seeing The Supremes on the Sullivan show made them recognise that, hey, maybe I could do that too."

She's not so keen on Supremes tribute bands! "A lot of fake, phoney groups," she says.

She's politically-minded! "I think there's enough of us – I'm speaking as a black, now – to vote Obama in, but I think we need a woman first, because the world needs healing. In America especially, I think we need to heal a lot of ideas that've gone astray. America's a great place of possibility, but right now it's about money, and that's taken away from the real things in life."

She's not a Daily Mail lover! [They described the Supremes as "negresses" in the 60s] "It wasn't a word used in the US at the time. We read it and thought, What? Who are these three black negresses?"

The full interview's here. She's a cool lady.