- The legendary broadcaster has revealed an update on his battle with apraxia
- Chris Kamara has claimed how joining a choir is helping him rediscover his voice
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Beloved football commentator Chris Kamara has provided an update on his speech battle with apraxia as he revealed singing is helping him rediscover his iconic voice.
Kamara has endured a tortured journey with apraxia – a rare neurological condition that affects your ability to speak – that has resulted in him stepping away from several broadcasting roles.
The 67-year-old was one of the game’s most amusing and beloved personalities during his 20-year tenure in front of the cameras and most notably on Sky Sports News where he shared a memorable relationship with Jeff Stelling.
But 2022 saw Kamara heartbreakingly forced to give up his profession after he received a diagnosis for speech apraxia, a rare neurological disorder which left him slurring his words.
Apraxia is a little-understood condition that affects the body’s ability to perform natural motor functions and Kamara has undergone intense speech therapy in a bid to get back on screen.
Kamara made an emotional return to football on Boxing Day as a guest presenter on Amazon Sport’s coverage of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Spurs and has now provided a further update on his condition.
Beloved football commentator Chris Kamara has provided an update on his speech battle with apraxia
Kamara has endured a tortured journey with apraxia – a rare neurological condition that affects your ability to speak
Alongside speech therapy, Kamara has also been working on his singing voice and has joined a choir of Bradford City supporters for the new BBC series Bantam of the Opera.
Appearing on Monday morning’s BBC Breakfast show, Kamara hilariously revealed how joining the choir has made ‘no difference’ to improving his singing but is helping him in everyday life.
‘Well, the good news is, I could never sing before so it’s not made any difference,’ joked Kamara.
‘But the truth of the matter is, you get more fluency in your voice when you sing so it’s a form of rehab when you’re trying to get your voice back. Singing helps me,’ he added.
Singing is no stranger to Kamara after he previously starred on The Masked Singer UK
Singing is no stranger to Kamara after he previously starred on The Masked Singer UK in the fourth series of the show where the former football star performed with a Scottish accent.
Kamara’s identity was eventually unmasked and the legendary presenter has now taken his love of music and television into his latest choir venture ahead of the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture festivities getting underway.
