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Age:<\/strong> 37<\/span><\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> TV presenter, actor and disability rights campaigner<\/span><\/p>\n
Instagram: <\/strong>@adam_pearson_tv<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Adam Pearson is an actor, presenter and campaigner who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type one at the age of five. The genetic condition causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue anywhere on the body, and is estimated to affect around one in 3,000 people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
His first acting role came in 2013 when he was cast opposite Scarlett Johansson in the sci-fi film Under the Skin, directed by Jonathan Glazer. He saw the role as an opportunity to confront the stigma around disfigurement, telling the Observer<\/a>: \u201cIf I can try to be as normal as possible and show there\u2019s nothing to fear <\/span>\u2013 either on film or day to day, going round the corner to go shopping for milk \u2013\u00a0then the more people see it in wider society, the less stigma there is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Pearson has worked behind the scenes in television, as a researcher on shows like The Undateables and Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice for Channel 4, appearing in the latter as a presenter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
He went on to presenter BBC Three documentaries Adam Pearson: Freak Show and The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime, and also appeared alongside his identical twin brother Neil in a Horizon episode titled My Amazing Twin. Neil has neurofibromatosis too, but it has impacted him in different ways: he suffers from epilepsy and memory loss, but the condition has not affected his appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n
Pearson has also featured as a reporter and presenter in several seasons of Channel 4\u2019s Tricks of the Restaurant Trade and is an ambassador for Changing Faces, the charity which seeks to end discrimination against people with visible differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
He was recently cast in the film A Different Man, a psychological thriller backed by acclaimed independent studio A24, and will appear alongside Marvel\u2019s Sebastian Stan and The Worst Person in the World\u2019s breakout star Renate Reinsve\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Announcing news of his appearance on Celebrity MasterChef in an Instagram<\/a> post, Pearson joked that he will either \u201cwin the whole thing, or set the disabled community back a few years\u201d but promised that \u201ceither way I\u2019m going to have fun\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n
When does Celebrity MasterChef 2022 start?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
The latest season of Celebrity MasterChef is kicked off on Wednesday 10th August, airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Celebrity MasterChef is airing on BBC One this summer. To find out what else is on TV, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our hub for more Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/b><\/p>\n
The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <\/b>subscribe now<\/b><\/a> and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/b>Radio Times podcast<\/b><\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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