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Melanie Sykes admitted she is “wired completely different” as she spoke candidly about being diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome.
The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star has gone public with the news as she addressed how her condition has impacted her life.
Tourette’s is a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle movements and sounds known as tics.
Speaking on Alan Carr’s podcast, Life’s a Beach, Melanie admitted it was “only now” she understands how the illness affected her day-to-day life.
She remarked: “It’s been over a decade, for f*** sake! Can you swear on this?”
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As Alan urged the TV presenter to divulge further details, Melanie replied: “Oh good, but I’ll try not to, because I’ve just discovered I have Tourette’s’.
“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?’ No I know it’s everything that’s right with me.”
Melanie was promoting her latest book Illuminated: Autism and all the Things I’ve Left Unsaid.
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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.
“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.”
Mel added that her story is “one of honesty, resilience and growth in the face of challenge”.
She commented: “By turns hard-hitting and joyful, it’s packed with surprise, hope and calls to action.”
Mel was diagnosed with autism in 2021 and her 18-year-old son Valentino has the same developmental disability.
She has previously spoken openly about having autism, appearing on John Bishop’s podcast Three Little Words back in April
During the podcast, she said that she doesn’t see autism as a “disorder” and told how it made “complete sense” when she was diagnosed.
The presenter began: “My youngest son has autism, and I’ve been diagnosed with it too. I’ve had to look at what it all means now, and it makes complete and utter sense.”
Melanie’s news comes after singer Lewis Capaldi told fans he was taking a step back from touring following his own diagnosis last year.
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