Billy Connolly Health Update: The Comedian’s Battle with Parkinson’s Disease
Comedian Billy Connolly shares a health update as he continues to battle Parkinson’s
The funnyman, 81, took a break from doing sketches when he started to forget his routines a few years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013.
Memory Struggles and Unwavering Spirit
Billy, who also found out that he had admitted that he felt “strange” being unwell and, admitted that he felt “strange” being unwell and feels “out of step”. “Being unwell is strange. Everybody else is OK and you’ve got this thing that’s wrong… you’re out of step,” he told GB News.
Health Challenges
As well as his memory and speech, Connolly has also suffered issues with his sense of smell and controlling his balance. He previously said: “Recently I’ve noticed a deterioration in my balance. That was never such a problem before, but in the last year that has come and it has stayed.” For some reason, I thought it would go away because a lot of the symptoms have come and gone away. It’s funny, that fall I had when I landed on my jaw reminded me of a thing I used to do on stage.
New Project in the Works
Fans were heartbroken to see Connolly unable to perform anymore, but there is some good news on the horizon. Mike Reilly, who has collaborated with Sir Billy for over a decade, has revealed that the comedian has approached him about working on a new project.
Hope for the Future
Mike insisted that he is not putting pressure on the actor and comedy legend, saying they are working on new ideas at a pace that works for Connolly. He added: “I wouldn’t want to make these films and have these conversations with him unless he really wanted to, and he was invested. It just wouldn’t work. It needs to come from him.”
Documnetary Series on the Horizon
The Scot’s most recent project, Billy Connolly Does, was a documentary series that focused on his experience of growing older. He went into detail about what it’s like for him having Parkinson’s and opened up about other recent health scares.