X Factor winner and bona fide pop star Sam Bailey tells her unique story and reveals what happens when you have the courage to follow your dreams. Born in south-east London, Sam always loved to sing and was encouraged by her mother to enter talent shows from an early age. Overcoming her shyness, Sam soon realised her true calling in life was to entertain and perform, and she slowly began taking steps along the rocky road to super-stardom. From the ups and downs of working as an entertainer at a Pontins holiday camp, to the endless grind of the cruise ship circuit, Sam always dreamed of making it to the top. Years later she began work as a prison officer and continued pursuing her singing career in fits and starts. Inspired to audition for the UK's biggest talent show, Sam stood in front of The X Factor panel and sang 'Listen' by one of her favourite artists, Beyonce. Fast forward a year later and Sam was supporting Beyonce on her world tour, having seen both her debut single and album go straight to number one.
In this wonderful and honest book, The X Factor winner and bona fide pop star Sam Bailey tells her unique story and reveals what happens when you have the courage to follow your dreams. Born in south-east London, Sam always loved to sing and was encouraged by her mother to enter talent shows from an early age. Overcoming her shyness, Sam soon realized her true calling in life was to entertain and perform, and she slowly began taking steps along the rocky road to super-stardom. From the ups and downs of working as an entertainer at a Pontins holiday camp, to the endless grind of the cruise ship circuit, Sam always dreamed of making it to the top. Years later she began work as a prison officer and continued pursuing her singing career in fits and starts. Inspired to audition for the UK's biggest talent show, Sam stood in front of The X Factor panel and sang '?Listen' by one of her favourite artists, Beyoncé. Fast forward a year later and Sam was supporting Beyoncé on her world tour, having seen both her debut single and album go straight to number one. From the grind of the amateur singing circuit and the highs and lows of The X Factor, to the pressures of juggling a music career while being a full-time mum, Daring to Dream is a roller coaster ride of emotion and a wonderful story of courage and sheer determination.
When Sam Bailey was nineteen years old, he miscalculated a bend in the road, overturned his ute and became a quadriplegic. After months of physical and emotional struggle, he resumed his life as a farmer. Then he met and fell in love with Jenny Black, an ABC Rural journalist, proposed to her on air, and the rest is radio history.
Eating disorders know no boundaries. They don't discriminate. Every story of living with an eating disorder is unique. Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate brings together thirty-one of them, each tackling the stereotypes and misconceptions about what eating disorders look like and who they impact. Athletes, activists, directors, models, health professionals, and more share their experiences of eating disorders, including binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, ARFID and OSFED, and highlight the complexities of how race, gender, culture and social media can influence our experiences of body and food. Compiled by Dr Chuks Nwuba, who has cared for some of the UK's most unwell eating disorder patients, and TikToker and eating disorder advocate Bailey Spinn, this stirring anthology is one of hope and encouragement for anyone who feels misunderstood and underrepresented. With writing from: Rachael Alder-Byrne - Molly Bartrip - Sophie Baverstock - Hana Brannigan - Cynthia Bulik - Dianne Buswell - Lee Chambers - Dave Chawner - Sam Clark-Stone - Megan Jayne Crabbe - James Downs - Shannon Dymond - Emme - Becky Excell - Lindsey Holland - Bobby Kasmire - Sam Layton - Amalie Lee - Raffela Mancuso - Ro Mitchell - Bayadir Mohamed-Osman - Smriti Mundhra - George Mycock - Marilyn Okoro - Nigel Owens - Jasmine C. Perry - Laura Mae Ramsey - Lara Rebecca - Kristina Saffran - Selly - Ryan Sheldon - Clare Steedman - Afftene Ceri Taylor - Amanda Taylor - Eva Trujillo - Hope Virgo - Jessica Wilson
Sam Sheppard's father served ten years for the murder of his mother after the police fabricated and supressed evidence in order to win a conviction. The case inspired the tv show "The Fugitive.
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