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Chris Kamara leaves This Morning viewers in tears as he talks about speech condition

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Published 13:37 13 Dec 2022 GMT

Chris Kamara leaves This Morning viewers in tears as he talks about speech condition

People are flocking to social media in support of Chris Kamara after he opened up about his speech condition on This Morning.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

People are flocking to social media in support of Chris Kamara after the football player opened up about his speech condition on This Morning.

Ahead of the release of his documentary programme, Chris Kamara: Lost for Words, set for release at 9pm today (13 December), the professional footballer appeared on This Morning to discuss his diagnosis with a speech condition called Apraxia of Speech (AOS).

Apraxia of Speech is 'is a speech disorder in which a person has trouble pronouncing words correctly and consistently, e.g. one day a person may be able to say "television" easily but another day may struggle and not be able to say it at all,' according to the NHS.

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The NHS continues: "The difficulty is not due to weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles (the muscles of the face, tongue, and lips). The severity of speech dyspraxia can range from mild to severe."

Chris Kamara has addressed his Apraxia of Speech diagnosis on ITV's This Morning.
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During his appearance on the ITV chat show, Kamara explained: "The message from the brain to the mouth somehow gets confused and the words come out wrong or they come out slow or they don't come out at all.

"My voice was my life, you know?

"So that was hard. Hard to accept."

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Kamara noted his trouble accepting his diagnosis was also why he 'kept it quiet,' didn't tell anyone and 'continued doing programmes'.

However, when people began tweeting him asking if he was OK - some even accusing him of having been drinking prior to being on screen - that's when he eventually realised he had to address his diagnosis and 'spill the beans'.

Kamara initially didn't tell anyone about his diagnosis, only addressing it when people began questioning if he was OK online.
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Fans of the player, presenter and football analyst have since flooded to Twitter to praise Kamara's honesty and openness in discussing his journey since being diagnosed.

One Twitter user said: "Huge respect for Chris Kamara letting everyone know about his speech problem on TV this morning.

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"I could see it wasn't easy, but it will make a difference to so many suffering from the same or similar problem, look forward to the next time we meet, and yourself on full recovery."

"What a beautiful friendship #ChrisKamara & #BenShephard share’ Chris so very well done in helping raise awareness for those that struggle with a speech condition #ThisMorning," another wrote.

Viewers have flooded to social media in support of Kamara.
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A third added: "Watching Chris Kamara on #ThisMorning. Absolutely deserving of the title of national treasure.

"Always comes across very genuine and a flipping good laugh. Wishing him all the best going forward."

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A final resolved: "Was absolutely amazing watching you, on This Morning. Think you’re doing marvellous and what a champ you are.

"Really miss watching you on Final Score. Best wishes xxx."

Featured Image Credit: This Morning

Topics: Football, ITV, This Morning, Sport, Health, Mental Health, Twitter, Social Media

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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