Samantha Baines👑
@samanthabaines
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TV Actress | Bestselling Author | Broadcaster 📚Living with HL & deafness 📚 host @divorcepod 🎙 Bi 🌈 deaf 🦻@rnid ambassador 🧏♀️ tweets: Sam & team
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Joined January 2010
Did you know #deaf people are more likely to experience #mentalhealth issues?. Read a little bit more in an extract from Living With Hearing Loss And Deafness! 👇. Buy a copy of #LivingWithHLDeafness, here: #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Dear @StarbucksUK a deaf person asked a staff member in your Manchester store to repeat themselves and pointed their hearing aids. The staff member then asked how #deaf they were and said they sounded drunk (at 10am)! This is unacceptable. staff need deaf awareness training ASAP.
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‼️Dear @clarksshoes a mother and wheelchair user was today told “we can’t help you, you’ll have to go to another branch” because your children’s department is upstairs with no wheelchair access. This is unacceptable!!! When she explained that usually staff can bring down … 1/2.
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It's #PrideMonth so time to officially say: I AM BISEXUAL (this was scary to do so pls be nice)
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… measuring equipment and shoes to her and her child, the staff member said he would only agree to this if she agreed to definitely buying a pair of shoes! Is this your policy on accessibility? Do your staff have disability awareness training? 2/2.
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I actually checked if it was 1st April and this was a joke.
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If you are struggling this Christmas & aren't sure if you can buy your child a gift, DM me your address and I'll send you a signed copy of my book (already wrapped) so they have something to open on #Xmas day 😁🎄#authors up for doing the same comment below #bookpresent #plsRT
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These comments are deeply ableist! She can speak, she chose not to because she has another language at her disposal BSL. There are many ways to communicate and it’s her choice. Straining to hear and lipread and speak are seriously tiring #GBBO.
Tasha on bake off. Hates chocolate week so faints. Has a bad technical round and now can’t speak. Knows how to distract, that girl…? #GBBO.
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I'll be voicing the panda tent "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".
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Grief can hit you from nowhere. My Dad died two and a half years ago and I was reading a lovely book on the train and then out of nowhere the book mentioned the condition my Dad died of and I suddenly welled up! Sending love to everyone who has lost someone 💜💚💙 @thegriefcast.
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This was the Market street branch by Piccadilly Gardens.
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@BootstrapCook PLEASE keep some of your fees for these appearances. You are working so hard and deserve to be paid!.
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@AlexWhits @StarbucksUK @PhoRestaurant The vibe of not being able to have a conversation! Music is so often too loud in restaurants especially when busy and adds to the background noise. Sorry this happened to you.
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THIS ISN'T SUBTITLED! Please This Morning, I love you but make your videos accessible for the deaf, especially when you are talking about #DeafAwarenessWeek ⚠️.
We mark Deaf Awareness Week by starting the show with some sign language. Across all of the daytime shows, we are raising awareness of deafness and hearing loss which affects 1 in 6 adults in the UK.
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@KerrieG57507105 @clarksshoes I’m now in touch with the global consumer experience manager via email.
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@HuishGregg If you don’t like her fine but your comment about her not being able to speak is offensive. She chose to use her other language BSL. It’s like a French person who has been speaking English for everyone’s benefit choosing to go back to French cos it’s easier when they are tired.
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Pleasure to meet @afneil - he's a very lovely softie really 😜 Thanks for having me @bbcthisweek
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I LOVED interviewing @RoseAylingEllis on @bbcradiolondon this afternoon about her new documentary out tomorrow! We had so much to chat about 💜 she’s a great human 🦻🧏♀️📺 Don’t miss ‘Signs for Change’ tomorrow on BBC1 at 9pm, I’ll be watching.
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@RachelCDailey This is veering off topic but it annoys me that I have to prove I'm deaf every time I apply for my disabled persons Railcard(yearly). I'm not going to magically not be deaf next year . 🤷♀️.
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My book launch part last night was just… I have no words! 🤯💜🦻🧏♀️🎂💜🤯 look at this incredible cake by The Deaf Chefs too 🍰
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@gillradcliffe @IndiaWilloughby @StarbucksUK That’s not what we’ve asked for and it’s about the wider conversation. Also the gender or name of the staff member has not been revealed.
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Fantastic article and interview @RoseAylingEllis - well worth a read! Can’t wait for the documentary
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Lovely time chatting deaf dating with @theJeremyVine on @BBCRadio2 today! I’ve had lots of lovely messages and lots of interesting conversations started. I am deaf, use a hearing aid and lipread. Special mention for @RNID too 🦻🧏♀️💜
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Actually proud of this 1 star review for my book #harrietversusthegalaxy 🌈 as a queer bisexual woman, I’m like 👍 please expect hidden and not so hidden #lgbtqia promotion
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It's really important to be aware of the statement "please remember the need for this seat may not be immediately obvious"! For example a Deaf person may need to sit in a priority seat to see station signs clearly out of the window . @ActionOnHearing
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Yesterday was the anniversary of my Dad's death and I spent it with my family. Sending love to anyone going through grief or difficult times. I'd really recommend the podcast @thegriefcast which helped me and I got to be a guest on it too ♥️.
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@hansmollman Yes! I wish you could select what brands don’t come up as well as what brands do in searches.
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My book is out in 3 days! Please retweet to spread awareness so we can find people who need it. I hope it helps people feel seen and should provide practical advice too! 🦻💜🧏♀️.Order here: #LivingWithHearingLossAndDeafness #DeafAwarenessWeek
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#GIVEAWAY! To celebrate one month 😮 since my book #LivingWithHearingLossAndDeafness came out! I’m giving away a goodie bag from my book launch plus a signed copy of the book! To enter follow me, RT this tweet and reply telling me why you should win 😃😃 UK only! #deaf
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Just got the news: I AM NOW OFFICIALLY DIVORCED!!!! 🎉🎉 Had a laugh cry and now I'm excited. You just get it in an email which is weird too, it should have a fanfare or something. after all you've been through every #divorced person deserves a fanfare!
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Subtitles are so important for the #deaf community, @rnid_uk have done some brilliant work with legislation for #subtitles for tv on demand and now the government just need to put it in place! Awesome day with other deaf folk handing in the latest petition 🦻
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@kay_mcd12 @StarbucksUK You can actually buy radar keys that open disabled toilets on Amazon for £6 however we shouldn’t have to, disabled people should have the access they deserve.
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A must-read for #DeafAwarenessWeek; a poem from @RoseAylingEllis & @allontheboard. ❤. #DeafAwarenessWeek2022
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I'm going to cry - @sevenoakshear are giving away one of my books to any child that goes in for a hearing test 😭😭 #kent #sevenoaks #harrietversusthegalaxy
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Living With Hearing Loss And Deafness: A Guide To Owning It And Loving It is out on 27th April!. It features interviews with fab ppl including:. @LiamODellUK @NadiaNadarajah .@QueerCantHear @charlhyde . Pre-order here: . #LivingWithHLDeafness
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Here's that Monopoly board flooring a couple found when they pulled up their carpet! As discussed on @GabyRoslin 's @BBCRadioLondon show and we'd like to play please. 🎩🐕
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THIS IS WHY I WROTE MY BOOK 😭.-.A little boy with a hearing aid 👂 read about a little girl with a #hearingaid 👂 and loved the aliens who made him laugh! 🚀.-.#harrietversusthegalaxy .@_KnightsOf @ed_pr @Booktrust @ActionOnHearing #disabilityawareness .
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Chatting with @RNID about the process of writing a very personal book, dating with #hearingloss, common barriers faced by #deaf people and much more. 😊. Have a read here: #LivingWithHLDeafness #DeafAwarenessWeek
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@StarbucksUK Thank you for replying. Can I ask if your UK staff have had deaf awareness and disability training or if they is something you plan to implement? I’d love to be kept up to date with the progress of this with the district managers please.
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TV people: "we want personal stories, we welcome people with disabilities". Also TV people: "writing about your personal experiences of living with a hearing aid is too niche". Me: 11million people in the UK are living with some form of hearing loss @ActionOnHearing . 😫😫😫.
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@patriciadb7 @StarbucksUK It’s not my experience it’s another deaf person who got in contact with me but I’m trying to use my little profile to make sure her story is heard!.
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So honoured to be @BritishTinnitus Ambassador 2019! Here I am reclining to celebrate. #tinnitus effects sleep, work and socialising. There is no cure but we can all raise awareness and share our coping strategies so no-one feels alone ♥️
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My homage (turned into a competition) to @radioleary and his radio dancing! Two can play at the dancing with @tonyblackburn game 🤣🤣💗💗💗 @BBCRadioLondon
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Amazing to see @AmeliaLilyOffic live @BBCRadioLondon today @GabyRoslin 's show! (Her and Sam are not a couple apparently)
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Who are you disabled and deaf role models? @BBCRadioLondon I’ll be chatting to @RoseAylingEllis later in the show!
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I'm leaving @MagicMikeLDN 😲 Never thought I'd be performing in the West End for 18months! I've had a ball but so excited for new awesome things in the pipeline ♥️😁 my last show is Sunday 22nd March at 7.30pm, come celebrate with me 👌
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I’m a cover girl 😃 @RNID magazine summer issue and a feature on my book Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness inside! 🦻💜🦻📚
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OMG we won @DivorcePod - thank you @IWPodcastAwards and my brill editor @TroyHolmes1 & live producer @amandakredman 😊🎉🎉🎉
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COVER REVEAL!! So excited to reveal the cover for my new book The Night the Moon Went Out. It's by the brill @luceillustrates and we are a deaf writer & illustrator team (plus the books protagonist is deaf too 🙌🙌🙌) @BloomsburyEd @BLM_Agency @KidsBloomsbury
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Just me and #KateWinslet on the cover of @Telegraph today … no biggie (and Custard my dog) #deafawareness
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Sometimes I slice my toast diagonally just to spice up my day.
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Photos and news of children's dressing up as Harriet for #WorldBookDay2020 are so amazing! Feeling proud and honoured. Sophie even has magic galaxy stickers on her hearing aid to make it Green! #harrietversusthegalaxy
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Pleasure to host an awesome YA/middle great author panel with @BooksandChokers and @junodawson this morning @PrimadonnaFest 💕
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Check out the hearing aid jewellery I designed with Deafmetal 😄🦻works with CI’s as well as behind the ear hearing aids #AD #hearingaids #deaf
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SUBTITLE THIS so the deaf community can access this video about the deaf community 🤦 #subtitleit @RNID.
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Need someone to chat hearing loss and hearing aids this #deafawarenessweek ? I have a 🦻, I'm ambassador for @RNID and I wrote a children's book about a little girl who has a #hearingaid that translates alien languages #Harrietversusthegalaxy ! #journorequest
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It’s a BESTSELLER BABY - just goes to show that deaf stories are not niche!! Employ deaf people and be deaf aware 🦻🧏♀️💜 @RNID @headlinepg @BLM_Agency also please keep buying it!
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I think we all need some pictures of custard today. She's a great tonic 💜
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My Dad passed away nearly four years ago and he was the best Dad and I miss him everyday. Sending lots of love to other peeps in the #deaddadsclub today ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.
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Over 2K downloads in the first few days 😁😁 thank you for all your listens to #thedivorceclub @DivorcePod with the brill @SarahMillican75
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TOMORROW, tomorrow, my book is out tomorrow (sung in the style of that song from Annie) 📚My goodness I hope it helps raise awareness and makes people feel seen! Let me know if you’ve ordered yours 😃😃😃😃😃🦻🧏♀️ @headlinepg @BLM_Agency
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Woke up this morning and the first thing I heard was my tinnitus, a high pitched beep. "Hello old friend Tinnitus, good morning to you too, now can you be quiet for a minute it's getting hard to think" #TinnitusWeek @BritishTinnitus
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The first photo of me with my new book! 📸 by @shonalouiseblog (this isn’t actually a copy of my book as it hasn’t been printed yet so I stuck the cover of my book to someone else’s book 😂 that’s some of the behind the scenes magic) published by @headlinepg 💜🦻
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Custard came second in the local fete dog comp and I couldn’t be prouder!
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Very happy to announce I'm now signed by @BLM_Agency for CHILDRENS 📚 @LaurieEmTweets and ADULTS 📚 @Jobbiebell BOOKS!! OHHHHHHH 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 (this tweet is my writing for the day 🤣)
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Thank you for all your lovely messages since I came out as Bi and here is a bit more about the journey in @Telegraph
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Today I did the graduation speech at my old Uni and 21year old Sam is giggling with how wild it all is 😂💜 @UniofExeter @Exalumni
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Felt very proud to be part of the discussion about the future of awareness and prevention and a cure for #tinnitus at the House of Commons today with @BritishTinnitus @LilianGreenwood & Sir John Hayes. #tinnitusroundtable
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Signing and wrapping books is making me so happy. Listening to Xmas music too 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
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It's my Dad's death anniversary tomorrow. 5 years! Sharing my @thegriefcast episode again in his honour. Griefcast is a brilliant pod for anyone grieving 💜
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You can pre-order my new book here: Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness: A guide to owning it and loving it
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Impactful, thoughtful and beautifully crafted 💜 a must watch.
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My #tinnitus is bad today so I'm listening to classical music to help! By classical music I mean . @cher 👌👌👌👌♥️ @BritishTinnitus
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So I've got a new job . 😁 (Don't worry ladies I will personally inspect all the men's bodies for you 💪)
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@ludawinthesky @RachelCDailey Hi I’m Samantha Baines, I’m deaf, wear a hearing aid, lipread and have adhd. I’m an actress, author and broadcaster. I have written two children’s books with deaf protagonists and my latest book is the bestselling Living With Hearing Loss and Deafness.
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@mikeetheringto2 @StarbucksUK Mike this joke isn’t funny and deaf people have heard it so many times, it’s groan worthy!.
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Yes #deaf people are legally recognised as disabled, despite not being allowed to compete in the Paralympics and not being included in many disabled benefit schemes! Disability isn’t a bad word, it’s an incredible community! Photo by @shonalouiseblog #IDPWD23
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This podcast helped me so much when my Dad died so it was great that I could share my story and hopefully help others. @thegriefcast ♥️
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