Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has opened up about being diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome in an interview with ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday (September 13). The 25-year-old said he thought he was "dying" and had a "degenerative disease" before receiving his diagnosis.
The Scottish singer, who released his new single 'Forget Me' last week, told presenter Lorraine Kelly he had received messages from others with the condition since he went public earlier this month and that it had made him feel less “isolated”.
“I got told like seven months ago or something like that, really recently," He explained during the interview on Lorraine: "It made a lot of sense. To me, I am quite a jittery individual.
"A lot of people think I am on drugs a lot of the time when they meet me, I am not," jokingly, he added: "At least not right now on Lorraine…”
"No I'm glad, we don't want that to happen," Lorraine replied: "We don't want that to happen, that's not a good idea."
Explaining how his diagnosis “made a lot of sense”, he added: “I raise my eyebrows quite a lot. I do this shoulder thing. I take these deep breaths every now and then and I thought I was dying because I am a hypochondriac, so I thought I had some degenerative disease. But I don’t, so good news on that front.”
Lewis said he'd received Botox treatment in his shoulder to help control his tics. “People have reached out and they have said that I am an ambassador," he told Lorraine, "Which was great. So there you go, I have got a new title this week as well.”
The chart-topping musician added: "It feels nice as well because sometimes you feel you are alone in these things and it is nice to just see that you are not so isolated in all this stuff. It has been a bit of an eye-opener but it is nice.”
Lorraine usually airs weekdays on ITV and ITV Hub from 9am.
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