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"Mini-strokes won't stop me", says Manx BBC Mastermind contestant

Boakesey Closs recorded the show in June 2022

A Manx resident will appear on BBC Mastermind this evening. (9 January)

Boakesey Closs recorded the show - that's known to be one of the toughest quizzes on the television - in June last year but has been sworn to secrecy.

As a child she would compete with her mother and says it was a lifelong ambition to be part of the programme.

However, despite suffering numerous 'mini-strokes', she said she was determined not to let that stop her.

Manx Radio's Christian Jones caught up with Boakesey to find out more:

The programme will air on BBC 2 from 7:30pm.

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