Lewis Capaldi Reveals Tourette's Diagnosis and Says He'll Quit the Music Business If Next Single Flops
etonline.comLewis Capaldi is getting candid about his health. The 25-year-old singer revealed on Instagram Live that he's been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome -- a nervous system condition that causes sudden and repeated twitches, movements or sounds. «I wanted to speak about it because I didn't want people to think I was taking cocaine or something,» he quipped on social media.
The «Before You Go» artist acknowledged noticing that he was twitching in an interview from 2018 and that, today, his diagnosis «makes so much sense.» He also addressed fans who have called it out on social media. «I do the shoulder twitch quite a lot.
And you see underneath every TikTok and stuff, people are like, 'Why is he twitching?', which is fine. Curiosity is fine. I get it,» he said.«The worst thing about it is when I'm excited I get it, when I'm stressed I get it, when I'm happy I get it.
It happens all the time,» Capaldi noted. «Some days it's more painful than others and some days it's less painful. It looks a lot worse than it is.
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