Lewis Capaldi reveals he has Tourette's syndrome and says his diagnosis has come as a 'relief'
By Sophie Barnett
Singer Lewis Capaldi has revealed he has Tourette's syndrome and says his diagnosis has come as a "relief".The Scottish singer, 25, told fans in an Instagram Live that he has received Botox treatment in his shoulder to help control his tics.Capaldi said he was relieved to discover he has the condition as he originally feared he might have a degenerative disease.
The Someone You Loved singer explained he is still learning about the condition, which causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. He said his diagnosis is quite new, but he has received Botox injections in his shoulder to alleviate the tics and that "worked for a bit". "I have Tourette's. I've always had that apparently... so I do a shoulder twitch quite a lot," he told followers.Read more:
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