I'm using my word skills to bring world alive to blind people

Countdown star's moving mission

- EXCLUSIVE BY MATTHEW BARBOUR

COUNTDOWN’S Susie Dent is using her love of words to help blind people ‘see’ their surroundings. 

The TV brainbox has become a My Sighted Guide volunteer, taking the visually impaired on days out and describing the world around them.

And the Dictionary Corner star reveals she was inspired by a fan of the hit Channel 4 show – and his guide dog Bruce.

Susie, 58, said: “For years, this blind man, Craig, would be in the audience with his dog and eventually I went over for a chat.

WONDER

“Bruce even knew the rhythm of the Countdown clock and would wait until the break before going outside for a pee.