Chris Kamara is forced to pull out of another TV presenting gig amid his speech apraxia battle
Chris Kamara is forced to pull out of another TV presenting gig amid his battle with apraxia, which has left him struggling to pronounce words
- Chris Kamara revealed last year that he suffers from speech apraxia
- The condition makes it difficult for Kamara to pronounce some words
- Due to the condition, he has had to withdraw from presenting UK’s Strongest Man
Chris Kamara has been forced to pull out of this year’s UK’s Strongest man presentation amid his ongoing battle with apraxia of speech.
The 65-year-old was lined up to present this weekend’s event in Nottingham but announced on Twitter on Monday that he will not be able to.
“Due to my continuing speech difficulties, I have reluctantly withdrawn from this year’s presentation of the UK’s Strongest Man,” he wrote.
“The show is in Nottingham this weekend. If you like? Please come along – it’s spectacular.
Apraxia is a little understood neurological disorder that affects the body’s ability to perform natural motor functions, with many patients developing problems with speech.
Chris Kamara has withdrawn from presenting this year’s UK’s Strongest Man
Kamara was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid in 2021 and stopped broadcasting due to the problem.
He revealed on social media in March 2022 that he had been diagnosed with speech apraxia (AOS), after first showing symptoms of the condition during the first Covid lockdown in 2020.
The popular presenter, who was a fan favorite thanks to his 24 years on Soccer Saturday, opened up about his struggle with the condition last year while appearing on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast.
Kamara admitted that he now feels like a “fraud” because he has trouble pronouncing some words, claiming “I don’t bring to the table what I used to.”
Kamara went into more detail about his speech diagnosis apraxia in an uplifting documentary last year, where he talked about coming to terms with it and the development he’s gone through since first being diagnosed with the condition.
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