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Sir Billy Connolly uses art as a coping mechanism as he battles Parkinson's disease. The 80-year-old comedian was diagnosed with the brain disorder - which causes uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with coordination - in 2013 but has now admitted more than a decade into his struggles that he has found solace in drawing. He told The Saturday Times Magazine: "Art has made my life magical at a time when I thought it would be unbearable. My disease creeps up on me — every day it gets stranger and more different. I don’t know how I would have coped without drawing....
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Sir Billy Connolly can't dress himself any more. The 80-year-old comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - which causes uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with coordination - 10 years ago and he admitted his life has changed "radically" and he hates being "dependent" so much on other people, including wife Pamela Stephenson. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme, he said: "My life has changed radically. "I walk with a stick and at airports I have to get the wheelchair. I hate being dependent to that degree and I feel sorry for other people who ar...
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Sir Billy Connolly thinks a group of ageing “black comedians” are holding out against the so-called wokery he believes is destroying comedy. The 80-year-old former stand-up comedian, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, said he believes watching non-politically correct comics is “fantastically good” for the world – as he branded the woke movement “vomit-inducing”. He made the remarks in a joint interview with his psychologist wife Pamela Stephenson, 73, for The Guardian when asked what he made of modern showbusiness and who makes him laugh. Pamela said: “What about that TV show – you’re ...
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Sir Billy Connolly behaves in a "certain way" around his children as he doesn't want them to feel sympathy for him. The legendary Scottish comedian has suffered from Parkinson's disease since 2013 but admits that he wants to do his best for his children - Jamie, 52, and Cara, 48, with his former partner Iris Pressagh and Daisy, 37, Amy, 35, and Scarlett, 33, with his wife Pamela Stephenson. Speaking in the ITV documentary, 'Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure', which aired on Boxing Day (26.12.21), he said: "Parkinson's disease has taken a lot from me. I can't play the banjo anymore. It's jus...
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Billy Connolly "thinks about death" every day. The 79-year-old comedy legend - who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 - insisted he isn't "frightened" of passing away because it's just the "next step" at the end of a long life. He said: "I’ve got absolutely no regrets. I feel great. I think about death a lot. Not an excessive amount. I think about it every day. "I’ve seen people die and it’s OK. It’s not painful. You just go away. You exhale and it’s gone. It’s nothing to be frightened of. It’s just the next step. “Buddhists think you come back as a recreation of someone else. I do...
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Billy Connolly has joked he "only lasts seven seconds" in the bedroom. The 78-year-old comedian has been recording his audiobook 'Windswept & Interesting', and his sexologist wife Pamela Stephenson, 71, shared a video of him in the studio on social media. In a clip captioned "Billy's talking about me again", the star said: "My wife's a sexologist – a rather limiting subject, I think. How can you study something that only lasts seven seconds? "My own sexual demands are extremely simple: I like the missionary position – standing in a cook pot wearing a safari suit, looking towards Africa. Is tha...
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Sir Billy Connolly knew he had to stop drinking for good after he almost killed Sir Michael Caine. The 78-year-old comic had quit booze for a year after his daughter Daisy was born in 1983 and admitted hitting the bottle again after was a “big mistake” because his antics could have had tragic consequences. Writing in his autobiography, ‘Windswept & Interesting’, in an extract serialised by the Mail on Sunday newspaper, he shared: “Soon after Daisy was born in 1983, I stopped drinking for a year. But then I tried drinking again, to see what would happen. It was a big mistake. In fact, some of m...
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Sir Billy Connolly has received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The 78-year-old comedy star received his first dose of the vaccine in January and his wife Pamela Stephenson has revealed via Twitter that he's now been given a second jab. Pamela, 71 - who has been married to Billy since 1989 - wrote on the micro-blogging platform: "Billy just had his second Covid 19 vaccination! We waited our turn and received them at our local Publix supermarket. So relieved he has some protection now! He said “Wee jab - nae bother! (sic)" Pamela previously documented her husband's first jab on soci...
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Sir Billy Connolly has been vaccinated against COVID-19. The 78-year-old comedian has received the first of his two jabs against the illness, according to his wife Pamela Stephenson. Alongside a photo of Billy following the vaccination, Pamela - who has been married to the stand-up star since 1989 - wrote on Twitter: "Thank God... Billy had his first Covid vaccine today! (sic)" In the photo, Billy is seen sitting with a band-aid on his left arm and a mask covering his mouth shortly after receiving the vaccine. Pamela, 71, didn't reveal which of the different vaccines Billy received, but he'll ...
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