She calls it a “hoo-ha”. That’s children’s author Cerrie Burnell’s way of summing up what happened when she took a job as a presenter on the BBC’s pre-school channel Cbeebies, and suddenly found ...
I’m beyond excited to be working with the BBC to elevate disability narratives so they become integral to all storytelling and groundbreaking content, in a deeply authentic and enlightening way.” — ...
For the first nine years of her life, Cerrie Burnell was made - on the advice of doctors - to wear a prosthetic limb. Born with no right hand, it was thought a false arm would help her look more ...
ONE-HANDED CBeebies star Cerrie Burnell has revealed she “wasn’t surprised” by the public backlash to her TV work after she dished out dozens of gongs at an award ceremony in the Midlands. The ...
When Cerrie Burnell joined CBeebies in 2009 as a regular presenter, a small number of parents contacted the BBC to complain that her missing right hand and forearm was frightening their young children ...
(Clockwise from L-R) VisABLE People client Ellie Henry, Liz Carr, Ruth Madeley, Adam Welsh, Julie Fernandez & Sara Johnson Courtesy/BBC/Sister/AMC/Anika Molnar/Getty ...
BBC Disability Ambassador Cerrie Burnell and Then Barbara Met Alan stars Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes discuss disability representation on-screen. BBC Disability Ambassador Cerrie Burnell and Then ...
Cerrie Burnell tells Andrea Byrne that the only pity she has is for the women on The Only Way is Essex 'Inspirational' is a word bandied about all too freely nowadays, but Cerrie Burnell undoubtedly ...
Cerrie Burnell, a disabled CBeebies TV presenter, has found herself the subject of a disturbing online campaign by parents who say she will upset their children. Here, ALISON LAPPER, a 43-year-old ...
A children’s TV host with one hand is prompting a heated debate in Blighty about disabilities — and what may frighten the kiddies. Cerrie Burnell, who was born without her right hand and does not use ...