I always thought that I was excluded from things in childhood because I was odd and unique, rather than being odd because I was excluded, if that makes sense.

I think my parents instilled a sense that the only expectations I should live up to are my own. My mother was also very much 'I don't give a damn about what anyone else thinks of me because they don't know the real me', which I think rubbed off on me.

I like being different, I think I bring a whole new perspective to the world, rather than just the black and white way people sometimes see things.