This episode of Get Real With Rio sees football star Rio Ferdinand meet Tomfoolery – world renowned poet, author, filmmaker and educator.

Tomfoolery sat down in the studio with Rio and WeAre8's founder, Sue Fennessy to unveil his latest work, a never been seen before, original poem written exclusively for WeAre8.

In the full episode, Tomfoolery tells Rio why he never thought he could become a professional poet, and walks us through the moment everything changed. From moving home during the pandemic, to starting the YouTube channel that led to his poem 'The Great Realisation’ garnering over 100 million views. The poem went on to underscore Ashley Banjo and Diversity’s Britains Got Talent dance, which won the BAFTA Award for Must-See Moment 2021, as well as the national midnight moment of London’s 2020/2021 NYE firework display.

So what does it feel like to wake up one morning and see your words shared by the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Aniston and Khloe Kardashian? Tomfoolery opens up to Rio about the secret to his success and how it feels to see your words start a movement.

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