George Webster

BAFTA award-winning actor/presenter | BBC

George Webster is a 24 year old BAFTA award winning TV presenter, actor, dancer, author and charity ambassador. He was the first person with Down Syndrome to become a presenter on the BBC, and is a firm favourite on CBeebies. He has achieved many of his dreams, including dancing on Strictly Come Dancing, acting on stage, appearing in his favourite TV shows and winning a best actor award for his lead role in S.A.M. He has been in the top 20 TV Presenters according to the Radio Times, the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 and the young person of the year in his native Yorkshire. He has been an ambassador for parkrun, Yorkshire Dance and Royal Mencap. His books, “This is Me!”, “Why Not?!” and “George & the mini dragon” have been featured at major book festivals. He enjoys public speaking at major conferences. He believes we are all special, we are all unique and we all have a glow inside each one of us. He lives in Leeds and loves his life.