Also I tended to work quite hard, which wasn't seen as a very macho thing to do, and I enjoyed music and drama. To begin with I tried to stand up to the bullies, but it seemed to make it worse. They used this to feed their passion to make fun of me. Eventually I started to ignore them, they didn't get a reaction and in time the bullying fizzled out. Later on in the school, I became head of the day boys and I made it my mission to stamp out bullying wherever I could.
Bullies are cowards.
Bullying is evil and manipulative. During my time on BBC Newsround , I met many children who had suffered at the hands of bullies. Many of their stories made me extremely angry and brought back some of the feelings I had at school. Bullying can affect children in different ways, many have to leave school and many become physically ill - with asthma attacks, outbreaks of eczema, mood changes and loss of appetite. The most important thing to do if you're being bullied is to tell someone you trust.