Stephanie Beacham is Deaf
 

I didn't know that. I respect her even more now.

she is? :s

Is she?

Don't give her sympathy though, she wouldn't want that! :)

She is a strong lady - with class! I like that!

Her lip reading is insane. Took me a while to notice that she never talks to anyone unless she is looking right at them.

whoaa, she's clever to be able to lip read like that!

She has partial hearing in one ear

When she does acting she has to memorise the entire script (not just her own lines) so she can lip read and know when to speak

I guess thats why she talks slightly slower than most

It would be really great if the obvious sympathy you have all expressed about this celebrity was shown to all older folk in our society.
A very large proportion of over 60s have experienced some hearing loss, sometimes without knowing it. The worst effect is felt when others mumble their words.

Ooo. Never knew this.

how is she? When she communicates with all housemates Without sign language :confused:,

According to wikipedia she has 75% of hearing in her left ear, which is about 40% of what we hear. But she was born that way so knows no different. She can hear a bit but not a lot.

:shocked:

oh Yeah thankss!
just looked it up :p

shame :(
didnt know that,she does well,,considering shes partically deaf :bawling:

What? That's mental. I couldn't even imagine that.

Me too! Just proves what a canny, intelligent woman she is to have achieved such success with such a disability!

****ing hell she's only a bit hard of hearing, make her sound as if she is a paraplegic.

Partially, not fully, because then how would she speak to BB in the DR with no lips to read?

Pardon?