Chris Kamara gives worrying health update and reveals new job

Chris Kamara has admitted he is "very weak" amid his after detailing how the illness affects his balance, with the TV presenter even struggling to walk down a flight of stairs. The former reporter was diagnosed with the condition in 2022 after fans on his Soccer Saturday show were left concerned after noticing he was slurring his words.

Kamara has spent some time off air while and travelled to Mexico in a bid to help him reverse or slow down some of the effects.

While the 67-year-old's speech has improved, the machine that transmitted radio frequency and magnetic fields into his body became less effective and the presenter stopped the treatment.

Kamara during the Day games last year but now admits he has to be "choosy" over the work he does after deciding to partner with Burton's Fish 'N' Chips. He says his struggles with balance impacts on what he can do.

"I'm choosy these days," he told . "That's what's happened with the work because even though I've got the acceptance of my condition, I still don't want to put myself in a situation where it comes back to bite me.

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"So I'm not like the old Chris Kamara who would say yes to the opening of an envelope. Whereas now I'm a bit more choosy and will I put myself in a situation where it won't work out alongside my apraxia, I have dyspraxia, which affects your balance.

"So I'm weak, really weak, and you know, going down these stairs isn't great. Going up these stairs is fine, but going down these stairs, the brain tells you you're going to fall even though you probably won't, so you have to hold on to the banister and getting on planes and things like that. Don't be in the queue behind me because I'll be 5 minutes getting down those plane steps!"

Last month, Kamara gave a heartbreaking admission that he is "no longer the person I used to be" following his life-changing diagnosis, which had led to regular falls, while he also has thyroid problems alongside his illness.

"In so many ways, the diagnosis has changed my life, I am no longer the person I used to be, so I would be lying if I said it hasn’t changed me. The brain tells me that I am going to fall, and unfortunately I often do."

Kamara spent 24 years presenting coverage of football games on Soccer Saturday alongside host Jeff Stelling, having joined Sky Sports in 1999 and often left fans in stitches with his hilarious segments and commentary.

He became famous for mixing up key moments of matches - notably missing a red card during a game between Portsmouth and Blackburn and believing the player had actually been substituted. He was also known for coining the phrase "unbelievable Jeff".

Kamara has spoken out on his mental health struggles in the years following his diagnosis and admitted last year he felt like a "burden" to his family.

"I felt sorry for myself when the condition came along and I didn’t know what to do or how to cope with it,” he said. "You have stupid thoughts. You think you’ve got Alzheimer’s or dementia.

"I didn’t want to be a burden to my family, so you think about taking yourself out of the game. Thankfully, all of those stupid thoughts have gone now and I’m working through it, on the mend. How could I ever of thought of not being in this with my grandkids? I love them and I appreciate life.

"I didn’t understand mental health, I’ll be honest with you. If you were a type of person who said, ‘I don’t feel like training today’, I’d say what’s the matter with you. Now, I realise that I was totally wrong.

"The majority of people who are genuinely honest and have depression, anxiety and have mental health problems need help as best as they possibly can. The start is talking to someone about it. I did that and it’s helped me immensely."

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