What an amazing and inspirational speech ❤️
Sir Lenny Henry has said being given opportunities in the entertainment industry allowed him to help “break down barriers” for other people of colour as he received the coveted special recognition gong at the National Television Awards.
Among those congratulating Sir Lenny for his achievements in the video was Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg who said: “I think Lenny’s just trying to make sure that everyone feels that there’s a place for them at this table. So all I can do is tip my dreads to him.” “Partly because I was c*** at football but mainly because I didn’t look like anybody else in the team. So I didn’t get to play.He continued: “I’m a black guy from Dudley who got to do Shakespeare. I was a kids TV presenter who got to sing with Kate Bush, and I did get picked for a brilliant team, one that raised over a billion pounds for Comic Relief. Big up to the Comic Relief posse.
“We really can do anything if we are given the chance to do so, whoever and whatever we are. The best television allows us to walk a mile in other people’s shoes to understand their lived experience to feel empathy.” “We wanted to make a drama that showed what it took to overcome great adversity. When we can relate to each other it brings us together, right?
Born in Dudley, Sir Lenny won the talent competition New Faces in 1975 and started working in television when he was 16 years old.
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