I'm using my word skills to bring world alive to blind people
The Sunday Mirror|January 29, 2023
Countdown star's moving mission
EXCLUSIVE BY MATTHEW BARBOUR
I'm using my word skills to bring world alive to blind people

COUNTDOWN’S Susie Dent is using her love of words to help blind people ‘see’ their surroundings. 

The TV brainbox has become a My Sighted Guide volunteer, taking the visually impaired on days out and describing the world around them.

And the Dictionary Corner star reveals she was inspired by a fan of the hit Channel 4 show – and his guide dog Bruce.

Susie, 58, said: “For years, this blind man, Craig, would be in the audience with his dog and eventually I went over for a chat.

WONDER

“Bruce even knew the rhythm of the Countdown clock and would wait until the break before going outside for a pee.

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