Dizzee Rascal ditches fame and makes huge career change as plasterer

Dizzee Rascal ditches fame and makes huge career change as plasterer Dizzee Rascal re-trained as a plasterer during lockdown He has five No.1 singles under his belt but it seems Dizzee Rascal felt the need to explore a new career path, while during the pandemic. Dizzee has now that he signed up to train as a plasterer during lockdown.

The 40 year old rapper, who fast became a well respected grime artist among his peers during the height of his fame, explained why he splashed out £1,495 during lockdown to learn a new skill. ‌ Having completed the course, Dizzee, who is known to his family as Dylan Mills, received a certificate which states that he is now a qualified plasterer. ‌ The music artist trained at the Able Skills Construction Training in Dartford, Kent.



During a recent interview he admitted to Fix Radio: "I did a plastering course for however long. I forgot how to do it, I got the certificate and everything." He added: "In the pandemic yeah, for some reason I felt like I needed to learn to do stuff.

Big up able skills It was wicked." Considering his high profile status as a rapper, you'd think that he would be easily recognised. But it seems some of the course students didn't know who he was until the end.

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