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Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls discusses speech impediment battle with Gareth Gates after the singer moved him to tears last year in emotional interview

Gates overcame a debilitating stammer before qualifying a as a speech coach and course instructor with the McGuire Programme.

Ed Balls relived his emotional 2023 interview with Gareth Gates on Tuesday after the former Pop Idol winner returned to the Good Morning Britain studio for a chat about his speech impediment. Gates overcame a debilitating stammer before qualifying a as a speech coach and course instructor with the McGuire Programme, a stuttering treatment course designed for people over the age of 14. Ed Balls relived his emotional 2023 interview with Gareth Gates on Tuesday after the former Pop Idol winner returned to the Good Morning Britain studio for a chat about his stammer

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