raising awareness of aphasia. The former actor, who is best known for playing DCI Frank Burnside on the beloved show, has been diagnosed with the same speech debilitating illness as Hollywood action movie Bruce Willis.
The condition has affected his cognitive abilities, with the NHS stating that it is more common in people over the age of 65.
Chris joined the ITV programme alongside his wife Anita, who spoke for him for the majority of the interview. When presenter Richard Madeley asked the actor whether he felt better now people are aware of his aphasia, Chris struggled to reply. ‘Well, I don’t know,’ he started to stay, with Anita stepping in to say: ‘For me, I’ve seen a great change in Chris.
He was immediately lifted because I explained what I was going on. ‘At first, he didn’t want to go on TV or want anyone to know, and then I said to him, now everyone will know… now hopefully [people] will understand. ’Viewers praised Chris and Anita for shining a light on the medical condition and were incredibly moved by their appearance, which was their first television interview since going public. ‘Well done Chris and Anita for highlighting this condition,’ wrote one. ‘I was told my husband could have this post catastrophic stroke in February 2020 but he was so lucky he didn’t.
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