OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Billy Connolly feels “out of step” with the world amid his Parkinson’s struggles.
The 81-year-old comedian was diagnosed with the degenerative disorder more than a decade ago, and Billy is very conscious of its impact on his everyday life.
He explains on ‘Billy Connolly Does ..’: “Being unwell is strange. Everybody else is OK and you’ve got this thing that’s wrong … you’re out of step.”
Billy has been teetotal for nearly 40 years after previously struggling with alcoholism.
Despite this, the stand-up star admits that the threat of alcoholism has never gone away entirely.
He recalled: “I was in a hotel in Arran in the Clyde and I ordered porridge for my breakfast.
“I’d stopped drinking about a year before and was still missing it. The waitress said, ‘Would you like porridge royale? how does that sound?’ And I said that sounds pretty damn good from where I’m standing.
“So I was waiting for my porridge royale, wondering what it included, and when it came, I had a spoonful – and it was porridge made with whisky! I’ll never forget it. Every nerve in my body went ‘That’s it! Ha, Now you’re talking! Get it down you!'”
Billy – who now lives in Key West, Florida as he deals with the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease – believes that his sobriety has actually changed how his body reacts to alcohol.
The comedy star – who has been married to Pamela Stephenson since 1989 – added: “When you give up drinking, your body goes on guard. So as soon as you taste it, your body goes ‘Stop, nee-naw nee-naw’. I said to the waitress, you will have to get me some regular porridge.”
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