Lucy Edwards is Extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

After losing the sight in her right eye at age 11 and losing her eyesight entirely at age 17, Lucy Edwards lives in a world not constructed for her. Lucy has the very rare genetic condition incontinentia pigmenti, one that only about 1,200 people have in the world, and 97% of those people, are women. At the time, and as a teenager, whilst having the utmost support from her nearest and dearest, Lucy struggled, and her mental health took a hit. Now, at 26 years old, and as a presenter, producer and content creator, Lucy has dedicated her social media and TikTok channel to educating her followers on her day to day, and in 2021, Lucy was announced as Pantene’s newest Ambassador, for a product line featuring trailblazing technology making packaging accessible for the blind and visually impaired. Lucy and Katie discuss the strength of the mind, societal pressures and obviously, their current haircare routine! This is a Somethin’ Else production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.8	Hello and welcome to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People. It's the podcast where I sit down with an
0:43.8	extraordinary person and they share their story. They may have overcome some kind of adversity
0:49.4	or they might still be on that journey, but with stories that will make you laugh, cry and hopefully
0:54.7	feel that little bit inspired. Today on the podcast is a woman who is passionate about educating
1:01.0	and making changes in a different world to the one she grew up in. Lucy Edwards is a broadcaster,
1:07.7	content creator and disability activist with a rare eye condition which took
1:12.7	away the sight in her right eye at the age of 11 and left her blind at the age of 17.
1:18.6	In this life-changing moment, Lucy had two options, to let her condition define her or to take
1:25.6	control back. So after taking to YouTube to share her experiences and gaining millions of views for her videos,
1:33.2	Lucy became the first British blind person to pave the way for change on the platform.
1:38.9	In 2019, Lucy became the first other blind presenter to host on BBC Radio One,
1:44.5	and in October 2021, she became an ambassador for the global hair care giant Pantern.
1:51.1	Now at 26 years old, Lucy's motto in life is that she's blind, not broken.
1:57.5	And we are so honoured to actually have her here in real life, not on Zoom.
2:03.0	In person.
2:03.6	Hi Katie.
2:04.2	Hello.
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