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Sir Billy Connolly has noticed a deterioration amid his battle with Parkinson's disease. The 80-year-old comedian was diagnosed with the brain disorder - which causes uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with coordination - in 2013 and reveaked that he has been struggling to balance as of late and explained that the "cruel" disease is constantly stopping him from doing things. He told The Observer: "It’s very difficult to see the progression exactly, because a lot of things come and go. Recently I’ve noticed a deterioration in my balance. That was never such a p...
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Sir Billy Connolly behaves in a "certain way" around his children as he doesn't want them to feel sympathy for him. The legendary Scottish comedian has suffered from Parkinson's disease since 2013 but admits that he wants to do his best for his children - Jamie, 52, and Cara, 48, with his former partner Iris Pressagh and Daisy, 37, Amy, 35, and Scarlett, 33, with his wife Pamela Stephenson. Speaking in the ITV documentary, 'Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure', which aired on Boxing Day (26.12.21), he said: "Parkinson's disease has taken a lot from me. I can't play the banjo anymore. It's jus...
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Sir Billy Connolly can't use his left hand to play musical instruments anymore. The 79-year-old comedian - who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 - has revealed how his condition "strikes when you least expect it", and opened up on how he tries to stay positive. Appearing on BBC Radio 2's 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon', he said: "I try not to feel sorry for myself. I do it by thinking of children who are sick, and they handle it, so the least I can do is get on with it. "I have good days and bad days. I had a bad day today, when I was coming on the way here, I was walking like a d...
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Billy Connolly "thinks about death" every day. The 79-year-old comedy legend - who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 - insisted he isn't "frightened" of passing away because it's just the "next step" at the end of a long life. He said: "I’ve got absolutely no regrets. I feel great. I think about death a lot. Not an excessive amount. I think about it every day. "I’ve seen people die and it’s OK. It’s not painful. You just go away. You exhale and it’s gone. It’s nothing to be frightened of. It’s just the next step. “Buddhists think you come back as a recreation of someone else. I do...
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Sir Billy Connolly has learned to "hypnotise" his hand to stop it shaking. The legendary comedian - who revealed in 2013 he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - treats his condition in the way he used to deal with hecklers at his shows; by stopping what he's doing and confronting the symptoms. He told the Radio Times magazine's Christmas issue: “I’ve learnt to hypnotise my hand. I glare at it and it kinda quivers. “I just stare at it and eventually it stops. It’s quite a good trick. We love it... “You confront it by saying ‘Bugger off, I’m going to get on with my life.' " Billy admitt...
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Billy Connolly has joked he "only lasts seven seconds" in the bedroom. The 78-year-old comedian has been recording his audiobook 'Windswept & Interesting', and his sexologist wife Pamela Stephenson, 71, shared a video of him in the studio on social media. In a clip captioned "Billy's talking about me again", the star said: "My wife's a sexologist – a rather limiting subject, I think. How can you study something that only lasts seven seconds? "My own sexual demands are extremely simple: I like the missionary position – standing in a cook pot wearing a safari suit, looking towards Africa. Is tha...
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Sir Billy Connolly has joked his Lifetime Achievement Award makes him feel like he "should be dead". The 78-year-old comedian - who was honoured at the Edinburgh TV Festival this week - has opened up about the prize as he spoke to his wife Dr. Pamela Stephenson Connolly in a rare interview from their home in Florida. Speaking during the festival, he quipped: "I feel I should be dead. These lifetime things, I feel like they know something that I don't." Billy also opened up on his battle with Parkinson's after being diagnosed in 2013 and later deciding to step back from the stage to focus on TV...
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Sir Billy Connolly has received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The 78-year-old comedy star received his first dose of the vaccine in January and his wife Pamela Stephenson has revealed via Twitter that he's now been given a second jab. Pamela, 71 - who has been married to Billy since 1989 - wrote on the micro-blogging platform: "Billy just had his second Covid 19 vaccination! We waited our turn and received them at our local Publix supermarket. So relieved he has some protection now! He said “Wee jab - nae bother! (sic)" Pamela previously documented her husband's first jab on soci...
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