![]() 'The story is that the witches wear gloves to hide what is horrible underneath. TV presenter and comedian Alex Brooker, who has upper limb differences, spoke out in support of Reach, stating: 'As someone with missing fingers, it's made me so sad to see how this is portrayed as something to be scared of. The charity praised mainstream TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and The Great British Bake Off, where limb differences are now commonplace, adding: 'It seems that this movie is shockingly out of touch with what's going on in the world.' 'Roald Dahl is a much loved British author around the world and we speak on behalf of our members that we think he would be equally as horrified on how one of his beautiful novels has been misconstrued at the cost of some very special and unique children.' ![]() In the updated version of the children's classic, the Grand High Witch (pictured played by Anne Hathaway) has two missing fingers on her claw-like hands which she conceals with gloves - a detail not included in Roald Dahl's tale ![]()
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