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If you had said to me last year that I would be taking part in the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony in Beijing as Lord Nelson I would have thought you were mad. I got this role through Philip Sheppard, the Musical Director. This is the third big job I've

This is the biggest exposure I've ever had – it's not bad for the CV! I will see what happens next, but it's been a great experience. It's been good for my confidence and is a lifetime ambition to be part of such a big event, reaching a huge global audience. It was an honour to meet Seb afterwards.

The Beijing Paralympics have been amazing. I'd like to learn more about Paralympic sport and hope that more disability sport will be shown on TV. It would be good to educate people about Paralympic sports before 2012.

The London Games will be different. We will do it OUR way and we will rise to the occasion. London has so many shapes, sizes, and nationalities. It offers so much. I'd love to be at the Opening Ceremony in four years time...


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