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Vicky McClure MBE

In 2018, actor Vicky – who tragically lost her grandmother to dementia in 2015 – embarked on a deeply personal journey where she set out to discover the true extent of music’s power in combatting dementia. And from there, Our Dementia Choir was born. The star has opened a conversation surrounding the disease, which affects 850,000 people across the UK, resulting in reducing stigma and prompting sufferers to seek help. Since then, the choir, which is based in Vicky’s home town of Nottingham, has starred in two documentaries alongside performing at the National Television Awards

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