BILLY Connolly has said losing the ability to write “breaks my heart” because he loved writing letters.
The 78-year-old comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013 and retired from live performances five years later.
But The Big Yin has continued to record programmes and make TV appearances.
The Scottish star appeared on the Graham Norton Show via video link from his home in Florida to talk about his new autobiography, Windswept & Interesting.
He told Norton: “I have lost the ability to write, and it breaks my heart as I used to love writing letters to people.
“My writing went down the Swanee and is totally illegible, so I had to find a way to record everything, but then the recorder didn’t understand my accent so it kept collapsing and my family would have to sort it – it was a club effort!”
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Explaining the title of the book, he said: “The rules of being ‘windswept and interesting’ are doing as you please and not taking lessons from anyone.”
Connolly gave an update about living with Parkinson’s and said he has “good days and bad days”.
“It’s creeping up on me and it never let’s go. I walk like a drunk man and have to have help. So, life is different, but it is good,” he said.
Other guests on the show include Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, Olympic diver Tom Daley, actress Dame Eileen Atkins, and comedian and writer Sir Lenny Henry, with a musical performance from Coldplay.
The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One at 10.35pm on Friday, October 15 and is also available on BBC iPlayer.
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