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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.

I suffered from a quite severe speech impediment when I was young, and keeping a journal was part of the therapy.

I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.

Speaking is physically difficult for me.

If I don't get enough sleep, my brain gets fatigued, and the voice suffers. If I'm doing some retail work and trying to read and record legal copy, I start sounding like I had a few too many the night before.

I'm part of a speech therapy course called the Maguire Programme. It isn't a cure; it's something you need to maintain and work on. I get days where I find things more difficult than others.

While my speech is getting better every day, throughout my recovery, I have been able to sing to some extent.

I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

I have struggled all my life with my stuttering. Not to mention all my other speech impediments. I think I have every language disorder known to speech pathologists.

I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.