The Chase’s Shaun Wallace says that he was “shut down” by a career advisor after he wanted to become a barrister.
The popular Chaser, 60, was told that he was more likely to end up being a “thief” and in “prison”.
What did Shaun Wallace say?
Shaun opened up about the ordeal during a forthcoming Channel 5 documentary, Racism: My Story.
“When I was 11 years old I knew what I wanted to be in life.
“I wanted to be a barrister,” he said.
“When I was 11 alongside my classmate, we both wrote to the Bar council.
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“And we got that letter back and it told us what we need to do qualify to be a lawyer,” he continued.
“At the age of 15 you have to go and see your careers teacher, and I showed her that letter.
“‘You, Wallace? Lawyer? At best, you’re going to end up a thief and in prison, and at worst you’ll probably end up packing shelves’.”
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