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Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA)
Supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community 💙
Contact us at info@clapa.com, and find all our links below ⬇️
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy @lucy_draperxx, 22, about her experiences growing up with a cleft.
“Having a cleft, going through all the hospital treatments, putting up with snide remarks from people about your appearance, and processing it all can be really difficult. You really need to be around others who are going through the same thing”
Lucy now volunteers with CLAPA as a mentor to young people with a cleft.
“I know how frustrating it can be, when you’re in your teens and so self-aware, and you realise you can’t change your appearance or do anything about it. That can be really hard to come to terms with.”
For Lucy’s full story, visit the Cleft Awareness Week webpage - link in our bio!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #Cleft
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community what *one thing* they would tell the world about living with a cleft. Here we share just a few responses…
The answers highlight how living with a cleft is a lifelong journey - and no two journeys are the same.
Yet, the commonality seems to be misunderstanding of cleft in society.
As the charity supporting, celebrating and championing the UK cleft community - it’s our commitment to you that we’ll keep challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and amplifying your voice 💙
What’s the one thing you’d tell the world about your cleft? 👇
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
To celebrate Cleft Awareness Week, our Patron Carol Vorderman @carolvorders, sat down with her brother Anton to talk about what it was like growing up with a cleft 💙
We also had the opportunity to chat to Carol and Anton for them to tell us their story, which you can find on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage 👍
“I’m very close to my big brother and understand how strongly cleft affects people’s lives. It’s an honour to represent CLAPA and help raise awareness of this so often-misunderstood condition.” - Carol
Anton’s had more than 20 operations for his cleft, including a major lip correction in his mid-20s, which “significantly” changed his life.
“Kids still come up to me and ask questions about my face and what’s wrong with my lip. Their parents get embarrassed, but I really don’t mind as it educates them.
“I explain that, because my lip has been turned over, my moustache hair grows up rather than down, which they find fascinating.” – Anton
Thank you, Carol and Anton, for sharing your story with us!
#CleftAwarenessWeek #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Maddie @damedeadly, 29, was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Here, she shares her story for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Growing up with a cleft helped me transition, as I know it’s not a choice. I didn’t choose to have a cleft lip and palate, and I didn’t choose to be trans.”
Being born with a cleft, growing up gay in a small Devon village, and coming out as trans, has made Maddie remarkably resilient and acutely aware of her identity.
“When I was at uni, I had half green half pink Mohawk haircut. I thought ‘people are going to look at me anyway, so I might as well give them something to look at’.”
Maddie recently moved to Brighton, where she’s found a sense of community that she also felt with CLAPA while growing up.
“For so long, I felt having a cleft was the thing that made me stand out and not belong. But there’s a deep connection to others with a cleft. Places like CLAPA and Brighton - the queer capital of the UK - are fantastic communities because, as humans, we know there’s safety in numbers.”
In her story, Maddie speaks so honestly and unapologetically about her experiences and outlook. You can read her full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage, link in bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
For Cleft Awareness Week, we asked our community about the *strangest* things they’ve been asked about their cleft. Their responses show exactly why an Awareness Week is needed.
It’s natural to have questions, and education is so important. But equally, it’s important to tackle outdated attitudes head-on.
For the truth about cleft - check out the links in our bio.
What’s the strangest thing anybody has asked you about your cleft?
#CleftAwareness #CleftCommunity #Cleft #CleftAwarenessWeek
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
Actor Charlotte @charlottehannan, 25, was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She recently shared her story with us for Cleft Awareness Week 💙
“Performing on stage probably started with the ‘fake it till you make it’ confidence, and with time that developed into the real thing.”
Charlotte has wanted to perform for as long as she can remember. But growing up with a cleft also meant navigating anxiety, hospital appointments, comments about appearance and pressure to change who she was in order to “fit”. But she is determined to use her career to raise awareness of cleft and related conditions.
“In a recent play, my character was quirky, neuro-diverse, stood for ‘being curious, kind and unique’, and proved that it’s all right to be a little bit different and find your own way of doing things.
People mentioned how wonderful it was to see hearing aids on a performer. I remember meeting lots of kids with hearing aids too, and it felt lovely to represent them.”
In her story, Charlotte speaks honestly about confidence, identity and learning to love herself exactly as she is - without feeling the need to prove her worth to anyone else.
This Cleft Awareness Week, we’re proud to share Charlotte’s story and celebrate the strength of the cleft community.
Read Charlotte’s full story on our Cleft Awareness Week webpage via the link in our bio 👍
#CleftAwarenessWeek #Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
It’s day two of CLEFT AWARENESS WEEK and we have been LOVING all of your pictures so far!
Keep them coming. Let’s make some noise, introduce the world to our community and celebrate our strength 💙
Simply share your post, tag CLAPA and use #CleftAwarenessWeek and we’ll feature you across our channels. You can also find some suggested caption copy on our Cleft Awareness Week web page. Link in bio! 👍
#Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
It’s day two of CLEFT AWARENESS WEEK and we have been LOVING all of your pictures so far!
Keep them coming. Let’s make some noise, introduce the world to our community and celebrate our strength 💙
Simply share your post, tag CLAPA and use #CleftAwarenessWeek and we’ll feature you across our channels. You can also find some suggested caption copy on our Cleft Awareness Week web page. Link in bio! 👍
#Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
It’s day two of CLEFT AWARENESS WEEK and we have been LOVING all of your pictures so far!
Keep them coming. Let’s make some noise, introduce the world to our community and celebrate our strength 💙
Simply share your post, tag CLAPA and use #CleftAwarenessWeek and we’ll feature you across our channels. You can also find some suggested caption copy on our Cleft Awareness Week web page. Link in bio! 👍
#Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
It’s day two of CLEFT AWARENESS WEEK and we have been LOVING all of your pictures so far!
Keep them coming. Let’s make some noise, introduce the world to our community and celebrate our strength 💙
Simply share your post, tag CLAPA and use #CleftAwarenessWeek and we’ll feature you across our channels. You can also find some suggested caption copy on our Cleft Awareness Week web page. Link in bio! 👍
#Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness
our cleft journey 🩵🩵 our fundraising link is in my bio if anyone is able to help support this amazing charity @clapacommunity 🩵
#cleftlip #cleft #cleftjourney
📣 IT’S CLEFT AWARENESS WEEK! 💙
Cleft Awareness Week (16th-24th May) aims to raise awareness of cleft lip and palate, challenge stereotypes, bust myths and celebrate the strength of the UK cleft community.
And to kick off the week - meet Lucy…
However you’re celebrating or marking the week, please do remember to tag us in your stories and posts throughout the week so we can give them a share!
For more information about Cleft Awareness Week - and how you can get involved - visit the link in our bio 👍
#Cleft #CleftCommunity #CleftAwareness #CleftLip #CleftPalate
Sporty couple James and Holly Venables have raised more than £5k for CLAPA 💙
Holly recently ran the Brighton Marathon, and James organised a charity golf day, after their son Leo was born with a cleft lip and alveolar gum notch.
“We wanted to raise money to try and give something back for all the help CLAPA provided when Leo was diagnosed - so that other families like ours can benefit from the correct support at what can be such a difficult time.
“We’ve learnt along the way that all cleft babies are SO resilient and seeing our son’s beautiful smile made all the fundraising worth it.” #FundraisingFriday
Sporty couple James and Holly Venables have raised more than £5k for CLAPA 💙
Holly recently ran the Brighton Marathon, and James organised a charity golf day, after their son Leo was born with a cleft lip and alveolar gum notch.
“We wanted to raise money to try and give something back for all the help CLAPA provided when Leo was diagnosed - so that other families like ours can benefit from the correct support at what can be such a difficult time.
“We’ve learnt along the way that all cleft babies are SO resilient and seeing our son’s beautiful smile made all the fundraising worth it.” #FundraisingFriday
Sporty couple James and Holly Venables have raised more than £5k for CLAPA 💙
Holly recently ran the Brighton Marathon, and James organised a charity golf day, after their son Leo was born with a cleft lip and alveolar gum notch.
“We wanted to raise money to try and give something back for all the help CLAPA provided when Leo was diagnosed - so that other families like ours can benefit from the correct support at what can be such a difficult time.
“We’ve learnt along the way that all cleft babies are SO resilient and seeing our son’s beautiful smile made all the fundraising worth it.” #FundraisingFriday
📢 Have your say!
Doctors and scientists based at Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London and the Wellcome Sanger Institute near Cambridge are planning research into new genetic causes of cleft.
They are looking for adults born with a cleft or parents/carers of a child born with a cleft to complete a survey. Responses will help them ensure they are researching areas most important to the cleft community.
To complete the survey, visit the 'Cleft Genetics Survey' link in our bio.
Every month, we run free online events for the UK cleft community 💻
👉 Swipe to see what’s coming up this spring
To register for an event, visit clapa.com/events or click the link in our bio.
Every month, we run free online events for the UK cleft community 💻
👉 Swipe to see what’s coming up this spring
To register for an event, visit clapa.com/events or click the link in our bio.
Every month, we run free online events for the UK cleft community 💻
👉 Swipe to see what’s coming up this spring
To register for an event, visit clapa.com/events or click the link in our bio.
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