Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls recalled being left in tears as he spoke to former Pop Idol star Gareth Gates about his speech impediment.
Gates, now a qualified speech coach with the McGuire Programme, a stuttering treatment course, appeared on the ITV morning show on Tuesday to discuss his stammer.
During their conversation, the 39-year-old was played a clip from a year ago when presenter Balls, 57, was left emotional as he discussed his own challenges with a speech impediment.
The presenter shared in the clip from November 2023: “You inspired me. I thought, ‘If Gareth Gates can do this, I can too. And if he can be public, I can be public too. It was really hard, but I did it because you showed me how to do it.”
“Thank you for saying that, it means a lot,” the singer…
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