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Katie Hoggan

The Welsh woman who's become the role model she never had growing up with cerebral palsy

When Emily Nicole Roberts, 24, was growing up, she did not have any relatable role models to look up to. Her cerebral palsy meant she did everyday things differently to others, but when she looked online to find answers to her many questions such as 'How to put on makeup' or 'How to exercise', she could not find anyone who looked like her on social media.

"I never forgot those feelings of being on social media and feeling so segregated," Emily said. "When I got older, I thought 'I'm gonna buy a camera and film my life'.

"I want to change people's lives and show people how I do different bits and bobs. Because Emily needed to see it. Emily needed to see someone normal, in a wheelchair saying 'This is how I live my life and you can do it as well'. So it all started from my own feelings of isolation."

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