The Saturdays star Mollie King has opened up about having dyslexia, and her wish that people would be more open about having the learning disorder.
The singer, 32, has previously spoken up about her experiences with dyslexia, and revealed that speaking to others with it has helped her over the years.
She told House of Solo magazine: ‘I think the best thing is to be really open about it. Especially in the music business, and probably film as well, I think there are so many people who are dyslexic.
‘So, it’s nice to be working amongst people who have those same difficulties.’
Mollie also recently revealed that reading scripts can be difficult while working on her BBC Radio 1 show.
She explained: ‘I do find reading really hard because I’m dyslexic. So if I’m reading out a text on air, I might slip up and read a word slightly wrong, then that does sit with me for a bit.
‘It’s all about brushing it off and just moving on,’ she told The Sun. ‘Especially with the show being live.
‘You can’t have it play on your mind throughout the rest of the show. Doing things live has made me better at just brushing things off and ploughing on, because I think the listeners don’t mind hearing a mistake every now and then — it proves I’m human.’
Mollie also revealed the various tricks she uses to help her while presenting, including her co-host Matt Edmondson highlighting listeners’ texts for her and also practising her autocues ahead of time when presenting live TV like This Morning.
She also told House Of Solo that having determination and being willing to put the work in behind the scenes always helps when it comes to making it.
‘When I’m speaking to people at school or at college, I think it’s a really important message to put across,’ she said.
‘Obviously, having natural ability, that’s always going to help, but actually I think what helps just as much is putting in the extra hours.’
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