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Jessica Sansome

Chris Kamara 'feels like a fraud' as he opens up on his battle with apraxia of speech

Chris Kamara has shared how he 'feels like a fraud' as a broadcaster as he continues to battle a condition affecting his speech. Earlier this year he left Sky Sports after 24 years. The former footballer, better known as "Kammy", made the decision after he revealed he had developed the speech disorder, apraxia.

He spoke out about the condition in March after fans messaged him to ask if he was okay as he appeared on the weekly show Soccer Saturday. They noticed that the popular pundit appeared to be struggling with his speech, which sounded slurred, and concerned viewers took to Twitter after noticing he wasn't 'his best'.

Former Brentford footballer Chris, 64, later explained that he has developed the speech disorder apraxia, alongside an existing thyroid condition that he revealed last year. He shared in a tweet: "Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish. Alongside my Thyroid problem I have developed Apraxia of Speech & have been working to get my speech back to normal."

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