W E L C O M E T O T H E T I M E L E S S A R T O F D E C E P T I O N
W E L C O M E T O T H E T I M E L E S S A R T O F D E C E P T I O N
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS STEEL HAS BEEN A ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO, SPENDING THE LAST TWO YEARS OF HIS SERVICE AS A MEDIC WITH THE COUNTRY’S ELITE AMPHIBIOUS FIGHTING FORCE, THE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE (SBS). PRIOR TO HIS DECADE IN THE CORPS, HE WAS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE ARMY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WHICH INCLUDED A TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ AGED 20. SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE ARMY AND MARINES WAS A YEAR TRAVELLING THE WORLD.
IT WAS HIS DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN IN 2008-2009 WITH ZULU COMPANY, 45 COMMANDO WHICH SAW HIM WITNESSING FRIENDS ENDURE HORRIFIC INJURIES IN THE MOST UNIMAGINABLE OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND DEMONSTRATING INCREDIBLE FORTITUDE AND SELFLESSNESS. HIS EXPERIENCES IN THE DESERT, COUPLED WITH THE SADNESS OF LOSING HIS FATHER TO CANCER, LED TO A PERIOD OF DEEP REFLECTION AND A DECISION TO FOLLOW HIS HEART AND BECOME A MAGICIAN. THE 32-YEAR-OLD LANCE CORPORAL HAS BEEN PRACTISING MAGIC FOR AROUND SIX YEARS NOW, PERFORMING AT WEDDINGS, CHARITY DINNERS AND CORPS’ FUNCTIONS.
For the last 10 years Steel has been a Royal Marines Commando, spending the last two years of his service as a medic with the country’s elite amphibious fighting force, the Special Boat Service (SBS). Prior to his decade in the Corps, he was an infantryman in the Army for several years, which included a tour of duty in Iraq aged 20. Sandwiched between the Army and Marines was a year travelling the world.
It was his deployment to Afghanistan in 2008-2009 with Zulu company, 45 Commando which saw him witnessing friends endure horrific injuries in the most unimaginable of circumstances and demonstrating incredible fortitude and selflessness. His experiences in the desert, coupled with the sadness of losing his father to cancer, led to a period of deep reflection and a decision to follow his heart and become a magician. The 32-year-old Lance Corporal has been practising magic for around six years now, performing at weddings, charity dinners and Corps’ functions.
“IT’S EASY TO GET BOGGED DOWN WITH THE BUSY, FAST PACED LIVES THAT WE ALL LEAD. WHEN I PERFORM, I TAKE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THESE PROBLEMS AND ALMOST BREAK THEIR REALITY, RELEASING THIS POSITIVE ENERGY. IT MAKES THEM SMILE AND THAT IN TURN MAKES ME SMILE”
“IT’S EASY TO GET BOGGED DOWN WITH THE BUSY, FAST PACED LIVES THAT WE ALL LEAD. WHEN I PERFORM, I TAKE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THESE PROBLEMS AND ALMOST BREAK THEIR REALITY, RELEASING THIS POSITIVE ENERGY. IT MAKES THEM SMILE AND THAT IN TURN MAKES ME SMILE”
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“WATCHING PEOPLE BUZZ FROM SEEING MY MAGIC, MAKES ME BUZZ, IT’S AMAZING TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT BUILD, THATS WHY I KEEP PERFORMING”