ITV The Games: Chris Kamara's speech battle and condition which saw him 'suffer in silence' for two years
09.05.2022 - 23:07
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Chris Kamara is making a return to ITV as he takes his place on The Games. The new ITV show will see twelve super-fit celebrities battling it out in a sporting spectacular event across a week of live programmes.
It starts on Monday night (May 9) at 9pm with Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff as hosts. Chris will feel right at home as he acts as commentator on the show while former footballer and presenter Alex Scott will be the programme's trackside reporter.
Chris' latest role comes a few weeks after it was announced he was leaving Sky Sports after 24 years. He announced that he'd be leaving at the end of the season. The former footballer, better known as "Kammy", also worked on Soccer AM and Goals on Sunday during his time at Sky Sports.
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He said in a statement: "My long career at Sky Sports has never felt like work. I've spent 24 terrific years at Sky, and leave with the best of memories. My time on Soccer AM, Goals on Sunday and, of course, on Soccer Saturday with Jeff has been - to coin a phrase - unbelievable. I've had the time of my life, and look forward to tuning in every Saturday as a fan."
His decision to leave comes after Kammy revealed he had developed the speech disorder, apraxia. He spoke out about the condition in March after fans messaged him to ask if he was okay as he appeared on the weekly show Soccer Saturday. They noticed that the popular pundit appeared to be struggling with his speech, which sounded slurred, and concerned viewers took to Twitter after noticing he wasn't 'his best'.
Former Brentford footballer Chris, 64, later explained that he has developed the speech disorder apraxia,