 Melanie Sykes has spoken out about her Tourette's syndrome diagnosis and got very real about how it has impacted her life. The TV and radio presenter, 52, revealed her diagnosis of the nervous system condition during a chat with her close friend Alan Carr on his Life's A Beach podcast. Tourette's syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics, according to the NHS. During the interview, she described her relationship with Alan, 47, saying: 'It's been over a decade, for f*** sake! Can you swear on this?' After assuring her that it was okay to swear on the show, Melanie revealed her Tourette's diagnosis. 'Oh good, but I'll try not to, because I've just discovered I have Tourette's.' Her Tourette's diagnosis follows the news of her 'life-changing' autism diagnosis (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX) The radio presenter revealed her diagnosis with Tourette's during an appearance on her friend Allan Carr's podcast (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for ENO) '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?' Now I know it's everything that's right with me.' The news comes after the mum-of-two went public with her autism diagnosis, something that she described as 'life-changing.' Melanie appeared on the podcast to promote her new book, Illuminated: Autism and all the Things I've Left Unsaid, which the star told The Mirror would discuss her 'huge breakdown' after being diagnosed with autism. What is Tourette's syndrome and what are the symptoms? The NHS says Tourette's syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. Tics and other symptoms usually begin during childhood, but usually improve after){kind=link}
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Melanie Sykes has spoken out about her Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis and got very real about how it has impacted her life.
The TV and radio presenter, 52, revealed her diagnosis of the nervous system condition during a chat with her close friend Alan Carr on his Life’s A Beach podcast.
Tourette’s syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics, according to the NHS.
During the interview, she described her relationship with Alan, 47, saying: ‘It’s been over a decade, for f*** sake! Can you swear on this?’