TV presenter Melanie Sykes has revealed that she has recently been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome.
The news comes after Melanie, 52, went public with her “life-changing” autism diagnosis.
Talking openly regarding her latest struggle to close friend Alan Carr on his podcast she explained she had been “wired completely differently” and was “only now” understanding how Tourette’s had impacted her daily life.
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Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological condition that often causes involuntary muscle movements and sounds known as tics.
During their candid chat on his podcast, Alan assured Melanie that it was OK to swear.
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The star then replied: “Oh good, but I’ll try not to, because I’ve just discovered I have Tourette’s.”
She continued: “I describe in the book how I laugh at really inappropriate things. I am wired a completely different way and I’m only just understanding it.
“Where I used to think ‘what’s wrong with me?’ Now I know it’s everything that’s right with me.”
Mother-of-two Melanie appeared on the show to promote her book Illuminated: Autism and all the Things I’ve Left Unsaid.
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Talking to the Mirror about her book previously, Melanie explained that it will touch on her career highs and lows.
In addition to this, the TV veteran said it will cover “fame, motherhood, self-medicating and trauma”, as well as coming back from a “huge breakdown” in the wake of her autism diagnosis.
She said: “Getting a late diagnosis and having to learn about and understand my neurodivergent mind and sensitivities has indeed unlocked my happiness but it’s been an arduous road.
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“Writing this book sometimes felt like I was performing open-heart surgery on myself but I knew how necessary it was.
“I can now put it out into the world unapologetically and confidently because sharing all the wisdom my life has given me makes it all worthwhile.”
Tourette’s syndrome became more known on a wider scale when Big Brother contestant Pete Bennett appeared on the Channel 4 series in 2006.
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In more recent times, pop singer Lewis Capaldi informed fans he was taking a step back from touring after he was diagnosed with the condition last year.
In his new candid Netflix documentary How I’m Feeling Now, the 26-year-old Scottish musician described the first signs of his condition, which first manifested as a twitch in his shoulder.
He then revealed that the twitch “became out of control” while labelling it “absolutely horrific”.
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