Educating Yorkshire star is unrecognisable as he graduates from uni nine years after the show aired
AN Educating Yorkshire star, who stole the hearts of the nation, looks unrecognisable as he graduates from uni nine years after the show aired.
Now 25, Musharaf - known as Mushy - shot to fame in 2013 on the Channel 4 show when he stepped up in front of his classmates to overcome his stammer and deliver an assembly speech
The TV star posted a picture of him standing proudly in his graduation robes.
He looked a far cry from the teenage boy the national feel in love with all those years ago.
Now all grown up and sporting a beard, Mushy wrote next to the snap: "From sitting in the classroom and contemplating if life would ever accept me for having a stammer, to going to university and graduating.
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"I can’t sum up in words how proud I am and how much my teachers’ changed my life.
"You can truly achieve anything you put your mind to!"
As well as graduating from uni, Mushy works as a public speaker and journalist.
He allso has more than 11,000 subscribers on Youtube, where he regularly posts videos about living with a stammer.
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After sharing his graduation pic, his followers sent messages of support.
One wrote: “I remember watching the programme where you were the star and crying happy tears.
"This post is wonderful. Congratulations you awesome young man.”
This fan tweeted: “My daughter had a severe stammer for many years, she is also a very intelligent young lady, so your graduation is another clear sign that disabilities don't define people.
"Congratulations and WELL DONE.”
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While another added: “Congratulations! I watched you on TV all those years ago and wept with happiness at your achievement then.
"You are an inspiration.”
