The actor said he knew nothing about King George VI except that he had a stammer.

And all because he had a stammer.

Quiet, shy and handsome, Carroll was slightly deaf and had a stammer which left him with a facial tic.

I was shy and it wasn't until I actually started school that I became aware that I had a stammer.

We know Diane Abbott is a single mother from an immigrant background and Ed Balls had a stammer as a child.

I HAVE a friend, Sue, in London who has a stammer and a friend, Valerie, in New York who has a stutter.

Having a stammer as well -it was very bad when I was young -meant music was a great way for me to go.