Lights, Camera, Teddy: The 91首发 School Student Who鈥檚 Making Waves
12 year old Teddy is no stranger to exciting opportunities. Hear about his amazing journey into stardom so far.
Ever since Teddy was 18 months old, he鈥檚 been a natural in front of the camera. Most recently, he had the incredible opportunity to play a role in BBC One鈥檚 Call The Midwife. We sat down with Teddy and his mum Nicola to talk about his remarkable career so far.
What was filming Call the Midwife like?
Teddy said:
鈥淚 played Andrew Trottwood and he caught measles. It was long days, I was getting picked up at like twenty to seven! I didn鈥檛 think it would take 10 days just to film the scenes I was in. I didn鈥檛 get used to it until like the third day. We filmed last September, and I could only tell people once the episode aired in January.鈥�
He had great chemistry with his on-screen mum, Jill Trottwood (played by Joanna Horton). Teddy didn鈥檛 have a speaking role, but he remembered everyone else鈥檚 lines 鈥� including helping his on-screen mum out when she forgot hers!
On Teddy鈥檚 final day on set, he baked them biscuits and decorated them. On Joanna鈥檚 biscuit, he iced 鈥楧on鈥檛 forget your lines鈥� onto it.
This is just one of the many projects Teddy has been involved in, but it wasn鈥檛 always so straight forward.
Nicola said:
鈥淲e paid for photoshoots at a modelling agency when he was 18 months old. They said 鈥渉e鈥檚 fabulous, he鈥檚 got potential鈥� but as he鈥檚 disabled, he won鈥檛 get any work. We felt a bit disheartened and second guessed whether this was what we should do. But we went away and said no, let鈥檚 try again鈥�.
They then signed with Zebedee Management, the first modelling agency in the UK known to work with individuals with disabilities. Teddy signed with them in that July and booked his first job by the October. Since then, Teddy has been on CBeebies, a LEGO advert, a Sky Cinema advert, modelled for photo shoots (including M&S) and even attended a red carpet premiere.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a stigma that people with disabilities can鈥檛 achieve things鈥�, Nicola said.
鈥淭hat is just not true. Everybody鈥檚 different, it doesn鈥檛 matter if you can walk, can鈥檛 walk, can鈥檛 talk, there鈥檚 something out there for everybody.鈥�
鈥淏elieve you can do it, and don鈥檛 put pressure on yourself. And if you believe and your child’s happy and they want to achieve and do that thing, then just pursue it and don’t listen to what anybody else says you can or can’t do.鈥�
Teddy鈥檚 achievements at such a young age are nothing short of amazing, and we cannot wait to see what he goes on to do next. Watch the video below to hear more from Teddy and Nicola!