Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChris Kamara, the former footballer and television presenter, was diagnosed with speech apraxia in 2022. This rare neurological disorder significantly slows down speech and thought processes, leading him to step back from broadcasting. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Kamara discussed a new remix of his World Cup single, Sing 4 England. He openly shared that he is “not the same person” he was before the diagnosis.However, he said he has learnt to accept his “new me”. He said: “Everybody else seems to accept it, so you get on with life”.In fullChris Kamara says he’s ‘not the same person’ in health update after life-changing diagnosisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Chris Kamara on learning to accept the ‘new me’ after life-changing diagnosis
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChris Kamara, the former footballer and television presenter, was diagnosed with speech apraxia in 2022. This rare neurological disorder significantly slows down speech and thought processes, leading him to step back from broadcasting. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Kamara discussed a new remix of his World Cup single, Sing 4 England. He openly shared that he is “not the same person” he was before the diagnosis.However, he said he has learnt to accept his “new me”. He said: “Everybody else seems to accept it, so you get on with life”.In fullChris Kamara says he’s ‘not the same person’ in health update after life-changing diagnosisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
