ITV This Morning viewers taken aback by Tony Christie as they confess to 'soft spot' for singer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThis Morning viewers found themselves being taken aback by Tony Christie as he appeared on the show. The singer joined hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield live on the famous sofa on Tuesday (April 25) and fans were quick to flock to social media to admit their 'soft spot' for the star.
Tony gave up his birthday to join the pair for a chat on the ITV daytime show in which he opened up about his dementia diagnosis.
The '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' singer shared how he went for a check-up at the doctor's after he began struggling with one of his hobbies. "One of my big things, for donkey's years, 50 years [has been] crosswords," he shared. "Cryptic crosswords, that was my big hobby.
Then suddenly I'm getting problems with doing it and I said to my wife 'What's wrong are they making it more difficult for me or is it me?' so she said 'Let's go and see a specialist'. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community "This lady, the specialist, did an x-ray and everything and she said 'You've got the early stages of dementia' and I said I'm not bothered about it, not affecting me apart from the crosswords." Tony also shared how when he was first diagnosed he didn't want to tell anybody over fears of the stigma surrounding it.
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