Ade Adepitan has been announced as a patron for Blue Sky Actors, a theatre company for adults with learning disabilities based in Stratford Circus Arts Centre.

The former British Paralympic athlete and TV presenter said 'I’m extremely pleased to be the first patron of Blue Sky Actors... My sister is a much-loved and long-standing member of the group having joined in 2012; our mum is a big fan of their work and has seen every show!... Their shows have always sold out, which just goes to show the importance of theatre'.