TOWIE’s Tommy Mallet opens up about his dyslexia and proving doubters wrong with multi-million pound footwear brand

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After welcoming his first child Brody last week with girlfriend Georgia Kousoulou, Tommy Mallet has opened up about his battle with dyslexia and not letting it get in the way of him producing his super-successful footwear brand.

The reality star, who said he's obsessed' with his newborn son, spoke on BBC Radio 5 Live as part of their Word Matters adult literacy project about his journey to becoming a millionaire.

Speaking about his dyslexia, the 28 year old admitted: "More so when I get older, and I realised it affected me more than anything.

"When I started going into business, started having to read documents, buying cars and insurance and so on.


"I can read anything that's in front of me. I can read a text message, it's just anything in-depth. I can get by. I'm getting better as I'm getting older.

"I'm putting a lot of energy into it. I'm taking my time, I'm finding a bit more patience which I don't think I've ever had. So I'm getting there," Tommy explained.

"But it's quite a struggle on the day-to-day when you receive letters, legal letters, insurance documents, to be able to go through and things like that."

The TOWIE star went on to add that somebody helps with larger documents, as he said: "I've actually got someone I can forward them straight onto who has to go through them with me."

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Tommy recently made the Forbes 30 under 30 list of most influential entrepreneurs for his Mallet London footwear company.

The new dad said he always knew he was going to be a huge success and that he has been trying to break down doors for years to make a mark in the industry.

He continued: "I always knew, I always knew I'd be a huge success. I need to put more hours in than anyone else because I'm not naturally got what everyone else has got.

"And I have to be more vocal. I have to tell people what I'm doing and so on, and it's worked because I'm one of the biggest brands in the world in my opinion.

"I've been kicking down doors for years and I'm opening stores worldwide. When I get one in America, I open one in Canada. When I get one in Canada, I go for the next one in Australia.

"I feel like that whole underdog thing and my story and my background has a big part to play in it. I'm not a normal person," Tommy said.

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