


23 Mar 2026 · 10m · 4 chapters

In this episode, Jamie Laing hosts rapper Aitch, who shares personal insights about his sister Gracie, who has Down's syndrome. Aitch discusses how Gracie has significantly impacted his life, shaping his understanding of equality and the joy that comes from embracing differences.
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H shares heartwarming stories about his sister Gracie, who has Down syndrome.
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H discusses the valuable life lessons he's learned from Gracie.
“So I remember dead clearly, I remember I must have been about ten years old.”
H reflects on how Gracie's confidence affects his own perspective on life.
“And, like, it's just like, what's the word?”
H explains what Down syndrome is and shares his personal experience.

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2:27Hello everyone, I'm Jamie Lange and this is Great Moments.
2:34Hey guys, how are you doing? It's Great Moments here. Thank you so much for tuning in again to these little snippets. Now today we're going to be sharing a little slice of my conversation with the legendary rapper H. H came on a while ago and we chatted about so many things. H is from Manchester. He was in the I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here series. And in this moment, he opens up about someone who has had a huge impact in his life, his sister Gracie, who has Down syndrome. H tells me how Gracie makes his life so much better and he shares some of the lessons she taught him. Now, if you like this little great moment, remember to go to the show description and you can click on the link to go to the full episode.
3:08And if you like this one, we have so many other amazing guests on Great Company. You can find them all by searching for great company wherever you get your podcasts right here it is h on great moments
3:22talked about your sister bad man legend the goat yeah like she's like um she really is like the star of the show like in terms of going if you go to my mom's house now people will be there now just to see grace there like my friends like people don't come see me at my mum as they go see her. They've actually just got some new neighbours, my mum and dad. They've been there for like a couple of days and my sister has been over there for dinner like all week because they can't let her go. She's a legend. What's your age gap? Ten years. Is it? She's a twin, my sister. Is she? Yeah, she's a twin. So I remember dead clearly, I remember I must have been about ten years old.
4:12I remember I was eating a ham sandwich in the living room and my mum and dad came up to me and said you're going to have a brother or a sister and I was fucking crying my eyes out fuming thinking not a chance you've done me like this anyway got over it and then I remember going I think I was off school or something I can't remember but I remember I had to go to the hospital with my mum to get a scan when she was getting a scan and I remember the nurse saying to her oh there's two in there I remember my mum going like this I remember my mum Lay on the bed like this Belly out here Massive Yeah And I remember her just going Like this I thought that was good And then Obviously They came And it was Hattie Hattie was first Hattie If you're like a If you're a super super fan You would have seen Hattie But I don't really like to Put her everywhere You know what I mean And Gracie Yeah And That's my That's my best mates them two right there does gracie ever perform yeah she actually um she came on stage with me once i didn't even know actually it was it was actually pretty cute to be fair um i was on stage in manchester doing my g and wherever i'm getting the crowd going everyone's waving and obviously there's a spotlight on me and as i'm waving like this i've seen i've like felt the spotlight come off me you know i mean i'm waving like this i'm thinking where's my light put the light on me please and then ended up like breaking and thinking what the fuck i'm looking and i looked and gracie was walking on the stage oh man and it was sick and then she was she was just whatever dancing singing and all that but yeah she loves it she's like but even like little things i think when they when they go out sometimes not all the time but sometimes like people will see her and ask her for a picture really yeah but she loves it though she'll like come home like looking looking and all like that.
6:05You think, I think, I know what's going on in your relationship like that. Crazy has Down syndrome right now. Yeah. Being so protective over her, like, what does that, what does that teach you as a human, as a man, as a brother? Wow. Loads, loads, loads, loads, loads, loads, loads. Where do we even start? It taught me. First of all, it taught me like to, this also sounds, it sounds quite bad, but it taught me to, or more, it taught me more to treat everyone the same and to understand that everyone's a fucking human, bottom line. And it's funny how much of a proper conversation you can have with my sister.
6:50Like, you could do a podcast with my sister now. Really? And it'd probably be the fucking best one. Do you know what I mean? And it's funny how, like, I don't know so many things. I've learned so many things off of it. I wouldn't even be half the person I am if she wasn't here. Really? You know what I mean? Yeah, 100%. She's taught me so many things. And, like, it's just like, what's the word? I don't know what the word is, but, like, when I do this, like, raising awareness thing, it's not to, like, mate. That was going up Kilimanjaro, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But, like, it's not like, I hope people don't think, I've actually seen a comedian speak about dancing, Joan.
7:31so I'm going to take his take his thing and he was like he said something like oh yeah when I tell people my brother's got Down Syndrome they're all like oh I'm sorry to hear that and he's like are you fucking mad he's got the best he's living his best life he just he's joking he's just fucking sit there and drink Capri Suns all day that's what he was saying it was pretty funny but like I know what you mean but like it's not nothing to to be fucking upset about like if anything it's made life better my house is that house you know if you open my mum's door it's got 64 pairs of trainers on you know in the door because everyone's there there's music on she's singing she's doing what she's doing like it's just a big bright light in the house that definitely wouldn't be there if she wasn't there do you know what I mean and she actually teaches you lessons that you don't even realise till after every time I used to go to bed she used to always she used to always grab my face this is random no one's told us to do this she always used to grab my face like this before i used to go bed and just go arison don't be afraid yeah and i used to just laugh at first but then she started doing it all the time i started thinking yeah like because in the grand scheme of things it's like you'd think a person would say look at me you did all these people in the room and then grace her and feel like maybe like she needs to be afraid she's the one that needs to be afraid more than anyone else in it do you get what i mean and it's just not the case like she's just absolutely living her best life whatever anyone else has got going on around her she's going to be sweet anyway and i started taking that and it's funny how like every time she says it now i feel like i could walk outside and take on the hulk you know i mean and it's mad and even when we was doing the mountain when we was doing killer manjaro that was like the we've got it on camera the weirdest thing ever is on the night we was meant to summit the guy who like our guy who was leading us he was stood there he didn't know that gracie says this that don't be afraid or anything and he was sat there and he said one thing today guys he was like he was from leeds or somewhere sheffield he said don't be afraid and it was weird and like obviously me v or a couple of my people who we know that gracie says that we all went and looked at each other like what the fuck like it's weird bro like but yeah don't be afraid and i got it tattooed on there i got it tattooed there and i just feel like it's just such a simple sentence in it but like it just hits does it make you emotional speaking about her um no because i also know how much of a little shit she is actually so uh no but um maybe it did that first you know why do you know why it doesn't make me emotional this is what i'm saying this is my point because there's nothing to worry about there's nothing no it's fine it's Just what I meant by that is I see like, it's like people who are listening, there's like the raw love in your eyes.
10:26And when you're saying it's taught you so much, you're almost trying to express to someone who doesn't understand how much it, you'll never know how much it can teach you. Yeah, yeah. And I also want to say that for people who say there's a couple right now and they're about to have a kid and they found out the kid's got Down syndrome, please don't think that it's the fucking end of the world or like shit like life's over or it's not you're actually gonna have the best time of your life like I promise you I'm saying and remember this please remember this I don't get paid to say this or like I don't give a fuck also on some selfish shit my sister's good I don't need to care about anyone else so I don't even need to say these things do you get what I mean like if I'd like take this with a pinch of salt if anything fuck everyone else my sister's sweet that's all I should care about really but I'm saying this to say like Like, nah, it's lit.
11:17And also, that's what she taught me, even just being ignorant to certain things. This isn't even a joke. I feel like people are going to laugh when I say this. I didn't even know what Down syndrome was until my sister was born. Yeah. I started knowing about it, and then I felt like every time I got in the car after, I seen 10 Downs people a day. Do you know what I mean? It was weird, but she taught me, without even knowing she taught me this, not to be so ignorant. Can I just ask, for someone who doesn't know what is Down syndrome? Basically it's just as simple as I've shown your tattoo here see I've got a 21 tattoo there with a love heart so basically they have an extra 21 or 21st chromosome makes sense basically that's just what it is that's just what it is basically that's exactly what it is so they're actually one up on us so we can't what you're talking about innit you know what I mean it's 1-0 to them lot you know what I mean they're winning
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Aitch is known for his chart-topping tracks and insane freestyle talent but, away from music, he uses his platform to raise awareness for Down’s syndrome, inspired by his younger sister Gracie, who has the condition.
In this Great Moment, Aitch opens up about how important Gracie is to him and the joy and light she brings to everyone around her.
He shares how she’s shaped his outlook on life and taught him the importance of treating everyone equally.
Sometimes, the people who teach us the most… are the ones right beside us.
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