I got sick of being asked why I wasn’t wearing a mask, says actor Adam Pearson

Actor, presenter and campaigner Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis (Ian West/ PA)

British actor and disability rights campaigner Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis, said he started wearing a face covering in supermarkets despite his medical exemption “just to avoid having to justify myself to strangers”.

The 35-year-old, who appeared alongside Scarlett Johansson in the 2013 film Under The Skin, has the genetic condition which has left his face covered in non-cancerous tumours.