Chris Kamara has opened up about his battle with apraxia after getting identified with the neurological situation earlier this 12 months.
The situation, which impacts the physique’s motor perform and infrequently creates points with speech, compelled Kamara to step away from the vast majority of his broadcasting roles, most notably on Sky Sports activities’ Soccer Saturday.
Kamara has now appeared on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast to speak about his prognosis and the way it has affected him.
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The 64-year-old former footballer mentioned: “I really feel a fraud now when it comes to broadcasting; I do not convey to the desk what I used to.”
The Ninja Warrior UK host added: “In order that’s onerous, my life away from the display screen could not be any higher. Grandkids, household, it is good. I really feel I am doing these programmes they usually’re not getting one of the best of me, however they’re tolerating me, that is the way it feels.”
Whereas leaving his function on Sky Sports activities as a consequence of it being a stay broadcast, Kamara has continued to work for ITV on quite a lot of reveals, together with Ninja Warrior UK, which are pre-recorded.
Kamara additionally mentioned the affect the situation has had on his voice: “It seems like somebody has taken over my voice field. The voice that used to come back out would come out at 300 miles an hour, you’ve seen me on the outcomes and Soccer Saturday, motormouth, speaking and never even ready for a breath, simply hold going and going.
“Now once I hear myself or see myself on TV it’s another person. It’s actually unusual.”
Kamara has additionally been busy making a podcast with Ben Shephard for the BBC about soccer entitled Kammy & Ben’s Correct Soccer Podcast. Visitors on the podcast embody former England supervisor Sam Allardyce and present Leicester Metropolis coach Brendan Rogers.
Earlier than changing into a TV pundit and broadcaster, Kamara was knowledgeable footballer who performed for the likes of Brentford, Swindon City and Leeds.
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