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Ex Blue Peter presenter: 'Why I changed my name'

Former Blue Peter presenter Andy Akinwolere has decided to change his name to Ayo, which is his original birth name.

He's been using the name Andy since his family moved from Nigeria to Birmingham when he was eight-years-old.

Ayo told 蜜芽传媒 5 live's Adrian Chiles that he now wants to 鈥渘ormalise鈥� his birth name, to represent his community.

鈥淏eing one of the few black faces on TV, you kind of want to represent your community.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Tuesday 6 September 2016.

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