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I left college with no qualifications whatsoever, with nothing, and it was awful. And then after that, I experienced serious mental health problems. I got very violent and I at one point attacked a friend of mine, which I really regret. But I was in such a bad place. I got very violent there, and yeah, that was really bad.

But five years later, I went to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. A course, at Central School, run by Access All Areas, a special course for people with learning disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, et cetera. And I did the course and long story short, I am now a freelance actor and it's all because of Access All Areas.

And I really wish to God that I knew about Access All Areas sooner. Because back then, I thought that I would have nothing. And I thought, I'll be lucky if I get a job in a shop stacking shelves. I really felt like I had nothing going for me.