Reality star Tanya Bardsley has revealed that she grew up feeling stupid and dreaded school – not realising she had dyslexia.
The Real Housewives of Cheshire favourite was diagnosed just four years ago after discovering her son Rocco, 11, also has the learning disorder. “I always just thought I was thick,” said Tanya, 39. “I’d cry at school.
At the thought of doing public reading, I’d just burst into tears. “I thought I was stupid and weird because all my other classmates could do it normally.
I hated it. “I’d struggle to sleep, dreading going in. It was humiliating. There were sniggers when I read in front of class. “There was a sinking feeling.