Dame Arlene Phillips
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Podcast Appearances
People are like, that man is gay.
So I was like, yeah, a teenager, I can camp it up.
So yeah, for all my childhood, I didn't actually speak.
So you were non-verbal till?
Till like nine to 10.
My family were amazing.
This is one thing I've always said.
It's like when you get diagnosed or even if you're not diagnosed and you're like self-diagnosed, all these different things, it's like...
You kind of have to create your own handbook.
The world gives you a handbook, but it's not fit for everyone.
Not many people go through childhood not speaking and then not being able to shut up.
Everyone's journeys are different.
Do you feel like you're making up for lost time, though?
That's what my mum says.
My mum is like, it's because he's shut up for 10 years.
Now he's over talking.
It's good for a podcast.