Overview

• A childhood mumps infection left Lustig-Webb completely deaf in one ear, a condition he concealed for years out of fear of being seen as different or less capable.
• He faced bullying and academic misunderstandings in school when teachers mistook his hearing struggles for poor concentration.
• As an adult, he found noisy gatherings exhausting and often felt compelled to guess conversations or mentally ‘switch off.’
• Inspired by his 50th birthday, he is studying British Sign Language to engage with nearly 11 million Britons living with hearing loss and challenge stigma.
• Alongside his community outreach efforts, he is embracing a new lifestyle focused on fitness and self-acceptance following his April 2024 divorce from Stephen Webb.