Lost Voice Guy: five interesting facts about Britain’s Got Talent winner Lee Ridley

Comedian with cerebral palsy wows nation despite being unable to speak

Britain's Got Talent, Lee Ridley
Lee Ridley on the ITV talent show
(Image credit: ITV)

Stand-up comic Lost Voice Guy, aka Lee Ridley, has become the first comedian ever to win Britain’s Got Talent.

Ridley was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which affects muscle control and movement, when he was just six months old.

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