Chris Kamara is to front a documentary about his Apraxia of Speech (AOS) diagnosis.
Chris Kamara is to front a documentary about his Apraxia of Speech diagnosis
The 64-year-old TV presenter will embark on a personal journey in 'Chris Kamara: Lost for Words', which is coming soon to ITV1, when he seeks to find out more about the speech sound disorder.
Chris - who is affectionately known as Kammy - said: "This documentary is a very personal one for me.
"I am really keen to raise awareness about Apraxia of Speech/ Dyspraxia.
"Little is known about it which makes the diagnosis so much harder to navigate.
"Hopefully by sharing my story it will raise awareness and also help people who may also be living with this condition by showing them that there are ways to manage it and to still live a fulfilling life."
'Good Morning Britain' presenter and Triple Brew Media's Ben Shephard - who Chris previously co-hosted Sky's 'Goals on Sunday' with - admitted his pal has been a "huge role model" since his diagnosis.
He said: "This is an important story to tell. As a close friend and colleague of Kammy's, I've seen first-hand the challenges that he's been dealing with since his diagnosis.
"Kammy has always been a huge role model to so many people and with this programme we hope to shine a light on AOS, to bring more awareness but also provide hope to those who may also be living with Apraxia.
"I'm honoured that Kammy has trusted Triple Brew Media to follow his personal journey of living with Apraxia of Speech (AOS)."
What's more, Chris has also told how he will not be part of the next 'Cash in the Attic' series.
He is quoted by the Daily Star's Hot TV column as saying: "There is a new series coming up, but I’m not sure I’m actually up for doing it.
"It was so great to do the show, but there was a lot of travelling.
"The problem was, I live in Leeds so I had to travel down to Folkestone the night before a recording, then do the show all day and then get home at midnight.
“At that time I was suffering really bad with my condition. It took loads out of me. I don’t want to end up doing something like that again.”