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Hamza Yassin: ‘I hang my pyjamas in the forest so the animals get used to my scent’
The wildlife presenter, 34, talks about his happy childhood in Sudan, home on the west coast of Scotland, superpower of dyslexia and friendly neighbourhood otters
At school I was called a “weird nerd”. When I grew up those words changed to: “You are an expert.” I don’t mind being called a geek. Own your own originality, whatever it may be – then no one can take the mickey out of you.
My superpower is dyslexia. I always ask for assistance, I’m not embarrassed, I have other skills that compensate. I see the world differently and I notice everything.
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