Comedian Jon Richardson discusses 'extraordinary' friendship with muscular dystrophy fundraising hero Martin Hywood

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Comedian Jon Richardson has opened up about his extraordinary friendship with a man who lives with a very rare muscle-wasting condition.

Jon met Martin Hywood, 47, at a Leeds United game some years ago, and the pair immediately hit it off.

Huge Leeds United fan Martin, from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, lives with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, a progressive and life-limiting illness that causes his muscles to weaken and waste over time.

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