Stephanie Hirst loves being on the radio.

After dreaming of being a presenter since the age of eleven, she made it. Awards, popularity, success. The works.

Then she gave it all up and risked losing everything.

Why? Because Steph is transgender and it was under the name Simon Hirst, presenting as a man, that she had gained such success.

This is a story of a life that for many years, was lived in fear. And a story of real courage.

As told to Sam Walker