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CBeebies presenter Ben Cajee praised for discussing mixed-race heritage

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CBeebies presenter Ben Cajee has been praised for a discussion on his mixed-race heritage on air. Cajee, who was worked on CBeebies since 2015, told his young audience it is “really important to be kind” as he opened up on his background.

He said his mother, Fiona, is white, and his father, Yacob, is black. The Ipswich-born star said he is “really, really proud” to be mixed race and discussed what he inherited from both parents, including supporting West Ham United from his father and his smile from his mother. “Sometimes people have been unkind about what I look like and the colour of my skin,” Cajee said. “But I try and forget about those people and instead focus on the people who were there for me and who supported me. “They just like me

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