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‘I decided to talk about my stammer’

Âé¶¹Éç Radio 5 Live and Newsround presenter Hayley Hassall speaks about her stammer and the challenges she faced with it at school.

“Through primary school I was bullied about it,� she said.

Hayley also said that a speech in front of fellow high school pupils helped her overcome her stammer.

“It’s not something I’m afraid of and it’s not going to be something that stops me,� she said.

This is part of 5 Live's Word Matters: Read Out Loud challenge.

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