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Sir Billy Connolly feels "out of step" with the world amid his Parkinson's struggles. The 81-year-old comedian was diagnosed with the degenerative disorder more than a decade ago, and Billy is very conscious of its impact on his everyday life. He explains on 'Billy Connolly Does ..': "Being unwell is strange. Everybody else is OK and you’ve got this thing that’s wrong ... you’re out of step." Billy has been teetotal for nearly 40 years after previously struggling with alcoholism. Despite this, the stand-up star admits that the threat of alcoholism has never gone away entirely. He recalled: "I ...
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Sir Billy Connolly uses art as a coping mechanism as he battles 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 but has now admitted more than a decade into his struggles that he has found solace in drawing. He told The Saturday Times Magazine: "Art has made my life magical at a time when I thought it would be unbearable. My disease creeps up on me — every day it gets stranger and more different. I don’t know how I would have coped without drawing....
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Sir Billy Connolly can't dress himself any more. The 80-year-old comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - which causes uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with coordination - 10 years ago and he admitted his life has changed "radically" and he hates being "dependent" so much on other people, including wife Pamela Stephenson. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme, he said: "My life has changed radically. "I walk with a stick and at airports I have to get the wheelchair. I hate being dependent to that degree and I feel sorry for other people who ar...
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Sir Billy Connolly thinks a group of ageing “black comedians” are holding out against the so-called wokery he believes is destroying comedy. The 80-year-old former stand-up comedian, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, said he believes watching non-politically correct comics is “fantastically good” for the world – as he branded the woke movement “vomit-inducing”. He made the remarks in a joint interview with his psychologist wife Pamela Stephenson, 73, for The Guardian when asked what he made of modern showbusiness and who makes him laugh. Pamela said: “What about that TV show – you’re ...
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Sir Billy Connolly thinks he "would have been cancelled" if he started his career in 2021. The 78-year-old comedian doubts whether the "fearless" material he used in the 1970s would be accepted in the modern day. Billy confessed: "I couldn't have started today." Billy believes that "political correctness" could've derailed his comedy career. He told the New Zealand radio station Newstalk ZB: "Because of political correctness people have pulled in the horns. I couldn't have started today with the talent I had then." The stand-up star also admitted he loves comedians who are willing to take risk...
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Sir Billy Connolly knew he had to stop drinking for good after he almost killed Sir Michael Caine. The 78-year-old comic had quit booze for a year after his daughter Daisy was born in 1983 and admitted hitting the bottle again after was a “big mistake” because his antics could have had tragic consequences. Writing in his autobiography, ‘Windswept & Interesting’, in an extract serialised by the Mail on Sunday newspaper, he shared: “Soon after Daisy was born in 1983, I stopped drinking for a year. But then I tried drinking again, to see what would happen. It was a big mistake. In fact, some of m...
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Sir Billy Connolly has been vaccinated against COVID-19. The 78-year-old comedian has received the first of his two jabs against the illness, according to his wife Pamela Stephenson. Alongside a photo of Billy following the vaccination, Pamela - who has been married to the stand-up star since 1989 - wrote on Twitter: "Thank God... Billy had his first Covid vaccine today! (sic)" In the photo, Billy is seen sitting with a band-aid on his left arm and a mask covering his mouth shortly after receiving the vaccine. Pamela, 71, didn't reveal which of the different vaccines Billy received, but he'll ...
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