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ur featured ALT-MU for this issue will be familiar to anyone entertained by his Jim Carrey inspired take on coping with his Tourettes in Big Brother 7. He entertained millions, raised over £400,000 for charity and still continues to amuse and touch audiences through his comedy, acting and music. There is no doubt that Pete Bennett raised public awareness of Tourettes and won the hearts of millions with his honest and entertaining personality at a time when the show was still at the height of its popularity. Pete is most certainly an ALT-MU by our definition as a musician who is currently recording his punk and dance music alongside his acting career and comedy YouTube sketches. Not only that, he also enjoys doodling some illustrations on the side, which includes his Poo People who are currently lined up for their starring role in ‘A Shit Book (w/t)’ to be digitally published by ALT-MU in the future. Watch this space, there is a lot of good shit on its way…
You lit up our lives in Big Brother 7 with the way you embraced your Tourettes and allowed it to be funny and entertaining – were you always this accepting of your condition? Na, I thought: “That’s it…me life’s ova!’ I couldn’t accept it for a couple of years man… well I was the worst case ever recorded FACT! 50 out of 55 known twitches. It was full blown mayhem! Literally was fuckin’ uncomfortable as FUCK… and living in South London? Yeah that’s funny! You frequently mention Jim Carrey in interviews and your personality certainly has similarities to his persona, how influential was he in your decision to enter Big Brother and in your success today as a performer? Without that man, I never would have accepted my Tourettes. He was the answer to all of my problems. That geezer was getting PAID to pull stupid faces so
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WHY SHOULD I HIDE MINE? Haha! Instead of meds the Drs should subscribe JIM CARREY films for young touretters, BET THEY’D WORK BETTER! He was so popular being silly, it gave me the confidence to just let it all go. I wasn’t embarrassed about twitchyness anymore, and found that it actually made people laugh, which I loved! Better than being embarrassed innit! It must be difficult being associated with BB when it gets bad press. If you hadn’t then, would you still enter the competition now? Na man, I gotta get as far away from that programme as I can. I can’t handle it anymore. 7.7 million people voted you the winner, that must have felt overwhelming! How did the experience and the winnings affect your life now. Literally everywhere I go people still say hello and want my picture; it’s like it happened last week. It’s