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Stormzy thanks mum in sweet message as he picks up honorary degree from Exeter University

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Stormzy has paid tribute to his mother as he says he is ‘extremely blessed and grateful’ to receive an honorary degree from the University of Exeter. The musician received the honorary degree in recognition of his ‘outstanding achievement in the field of higher education, philanthropy and widening participation. ’During his graduation speech on Tuesday, he said people should ‘always share and support, uplift and help in whatever capacity we are able. ’The 28-year-old grime superstar had his fellow graduates in peals of laughter when he joked: ‘I am going up in the world.

I am a philanthropist now. ’In a sweet moment, he said he couldn’t finish his speech without giving a ‘shout-out’ to his mum, Abigail, who was sitting in the crowd. ‘It’s always been her biggest dream for me to go to university and graduate and then become somebody so this moment is a real full-circle one,’ he added.

Tuesday’s ceremony saw graduates who finished their degree in 2020 celebrating their achievements after the pandemic placed a stop on graduation ceremonies over the past two years.

The rapper admitted he felt ‘extremely blessed and grateful to be up here receiving this honorary degree,’ and paid tribute to his fellow graduates for ‘the guts, the grit and the determination’ needed to get through university.

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