Ben Brooke, a fourth generation farmer who lives at West Bilney in west Norfolk and farms near March in Cambridgeshire, is part of the Hawkstone Farmers Choir, which won the prime-time ITV talent show last month.

He spoke at a breakfast meeting at the show, where Norfolk Citizens Advice outlined the "Hidden Need in Rural Norfolk".

Mr Brooke said his TV journey has been "the most surreal experience of my life" - and he revealed that the choir is currently in the process of recording 12 original songs for an album.

But he is keen to use this platform to raise awareness of farming industry issues and mental health challenges.

"You can see how isolating farming can be," he said. "Not everybody is lucky enough to have people working with them, there is a lot of time in........

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