Episode 98: Anne Fish

<p>Anne Fish is a mum of two sons... and a pro gamer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>When her younger son Benjy won a Fortnite tournament aged 14, he also won thousands of dollars and it became clear it was a serious sport that he wanted to pursue.&nbsp;Anne made the decision to homeschool him fromt he age of 15, to make room for the late-night tournaments and the long hours of practice that Benjy had to put into gaming.&nbsp;She also got more involved in Fortnite herself.&nbsp;As a self-confessed workaholic she put hours of practice in, became a pro herself in 2019, and now makes a living from it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>It's a far cry from her situation when Benjy had just been born and her older son was just 7, when her husband died, and she'd lost their business and their home.&nbsp;At one point she was doing car boot sales to buy food for the following week.</p><br><p>Anne advises getting more involved in whatever your kids are interested in - whether that's playing piano, playing a conventional sport or in this case gaming.&nbsp;She's the living emboiment of that - and it's brought her great and unexpected personal success.&nbsp;She now owns the house they'd once rented, on an island in the River Thames, where we met to chat.&nbsp;And if you listen out,&nbsp;Benjy can occasionally be heard gaming in the next room, during our conversation!</p><br><p>Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>