Eddie* was working as a chef in a London hotel and living in East Ham when he developed a skin condition that led to him losing his job. Soon after, he was forced out of his home.
Born in Guinea-Bissau, west Africa, Eddie moved out of the family home there when he was 14, after his mother died. In 2012, aged 31, he decided to use his EU citizenship (his father is Portuguese) to move to London and make a fresh start, working first as a cleaner, then a kitchen porter before landing the chef role.
