TRUE-LIFE Summer Mace, 24, King's Lynn
Flashing my stepdad Paul, then 38, a cheeky grin, I cleared my throat.
‘The first thing I said to you was I didn't trust you,’ I joked into the mic.
It was August 2020, and I was giving a speech at a very special occasion.
The wedding of Paul to my mum Lisa, then 46.
I was 16 when they met.
Mum had been divorced from my dad since I was 5.
But as a typical teen I'd been frosty with Paul.
‘Yet you quickly became my best mate,’ I told him and the wedding guests now.
He'd brought fun and laughter into our house.
But the best thing about Paul was how happy he made Mum.
It was an honour to speak at…
