Chris Kamara makes heartbreaking "drunk" admission over battle with speech condition

Chris Kamara has revealed experts are unsure whether his speech will improve after admitting a speech condition leaves him looking "drunk".

The former Premier League star revealed he is suffering from apraxia of speech after Soccer Saturday viewers noticed a difference in his voice last weekend. The 64-year-old, who is set to leave Soccer Saturday at the end of the season, is determined to "beat" the condition and continue his media career. The ex-midfielder has appeared on countless TV shows during the last two decades, including Emmerdale.

Kamara made nearly 800 professional appearances during his playing career for Portsmouth, Swindon, Brentford, Stoke, Leeds, Luton, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Bradford. He went on to manage Bradford and Stoke, with his last role ending in 1998.

"It was incredible, today's a good day," Kamara told Good Morning Britain on Friday. "Today I think I'm fine. I don't know how I sound but it seems as if I'm OK.

"I'm not really sure about how it comes out because if I explain my Apraxia, it's like we take for granted the fact that when we think and coming through our speech, it's comfortable, it's easy, it's natural.

"My Apraxia when it's bad stops those signals from the brain going to the mouth so it slows it's down. In fact, at times it slurs the words as well. So people are looking and thinking, 'Is he alright? Is he drunk?'

"So when I put out the message after Soccer Saturday, I never in a million years expected that response. But everyone has been so brilliant, so kind. People have got in touch who I haven't spoken to for 30 years to wish me well."

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard - who previously hosted Goals on Sunday with Kamara - told his former colleague: "You