well done, Mollie
This Morning viewers praise ‘brave’ Mollie King for talking about her longtime struggle with dyslexia after she confessed she ‘thought she was stupid’ before diagnosis
THIS Morning viewers have praised Mollie King for talking about her longtime struggle with dyslexia.
During a special segment on the show today, the singer confessed she "thought she was stupid" before her diagnosis.
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Mollie, 30, presented a report on dyslexia for This Morning and during the segment, she spoke about her own struggles.
She was told she had the condition when she was 10 after having trouble reading out loud in class.
The Saturdays star said: "I found reading really hard. I felt like the words were moving on the page
"I would absolutely dread it [reading out loud]...
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"I do remember feeling a huge sense of relief because I felt like I was just stupid.
"That was such a huge relief for me...
"I don’t think there was as much understanding as there is now.”
Fans took to Twitter to praise Mollie for being so open about her childhood.
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One wrote: "@MollieKing @thismorning So proud of you for using your platform to help raise awareness and tell your story about #dyslexia thank you for inspiring me."
Another added: "Thank you @MollieKing for highlighting dyslexia!
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"I was diagnosed very late at age 19 at uni! My school refused to believe I was!..."
A third tweeted: "@MollieKing many thanks for sharing your story.
";Dyslexia is awful. Ive struggled like some many others #proudtobedyslexic."
One more wrote: "Well done Mollie xx."
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