A MAN who overcame bullies and learned to wear his specs with pride has won a competition naming him glasses wearer of the year.

Alex Miller, 27, has picked up the Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year prize.

He received the accolade at a star-studded event hosted by Rylan Clark in London.

Alex was chosen by a panel of expert judges and was handed the award by former Girl’s Aloud singer Nadine Coyle.

He wins a £10,000 cash prize and £1,000 glasses wardrobe for winning the award.

Alex, of Silver End, has a piece of his optic-nerve missing in my left eye and began wearing glasses at primary school.

He said: “Embrace wearing your glasses as much as you can.

"These days they’re quite fashionable, so they can be both functional and an accessory.

"So, don’t worry about it, crack on."