Alex Brooker was born with hand and arm deformities, an English journalist and presenter, becoming a leg amputee at 13 months. I remember Channel 4 calling me back about a month later and inviting me down to a live audition. The concern was more in my head than hers.". Richard Osman's World Cup of the Decade (2019) 0/10. It was like a little holiday. Brooker appeared in three advertisements guiding viewers through awkward situations that they may encounter with a disabled person. Sitting in the kayak, without an oar, and looking at the rest of the pool, I wondered how the teacher was going to fit another 30 kayaks in there. So these horrific scenarios that I've built up in my mind, it's all done and dusted in about five seconds, and I thought, 'Jesus Christ, like 20 odd years worrying about that and that was it.'. I look back at the early days with such fondness because they were so much fun. I felt so self-conscious and got very emotional, which, of course, they filmed. My friend Tom, who was at primary school with me, said to the teacher: Sir, why is Alex in that kayak? and the teacher said, Alex has got his disability and I want him to feel involved because he cant swim.. Throughout his career, Brooker has been open about his disability and is known for his self-deprecating humour on the topical chat show. As part of it and to give the story a bit of colour, they said I could have a go. You recently mentioned that your eldest daughter is noticing that your hands are different. ': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad. Alex also went to meet a male porn star and his producer to find out whether being a porn star means a person is more satisfied with their body and their looks than others. I thought to myself: Ive been worrying about this for 25 years, you could have made a bit more out of it! Shes three now and shes been able to count above two for a while, so really I was looking at this as a marker of her progress in mathematics as well., Making light of difficult situations is a hallmark of Brookers comedy and something he believes empowers him. I just loved talking about sport, disabilities and being around the athletes. He went on to work as a sports reporter at the Liverpool Echo and Press Association. He revealed that he hadn't seen a doctor in over 15 years because he was worried that he'd be told his disability would get worse.
