Chris Kamara praised for ITV Good Morning Britain appearance as he gives apraxia update

Chris Kamara received the support of Good Morning Britain viewers as he appeared on the programme days after opening up about his health condition.

The football pundit and former footballer, affectionately known as 'Kammy', spoke out over the weekend 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'.

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Former Brentford footballer Chris, 64, later explained that he has developed the speech disorder apraxia, alongside an existing thyroid condition that he revealed last year. He pledged to 'beat' the speech disorder.

He tweeted: "Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish. Alongside my Thyroid problem I have developed Apraxia of Speech & have been working to get my speech back to normal."

He added: "Some days it can be a little slow and some days it’s normal. Hopefully I can beat this," before he was overwhelmed with support and well wishes.

Apraxia is a neurological disorder characterised by the inability to perform learned (familiar) movements on command, even though the command is understood and there is a willingness to perform the movement. Last June, Chris opened up to his son Jack about being diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, also known as Underactive Thyroid Disease, a condition when the thyroid gland doesn't make enough crucial hormones to meet the body's needs.

The broadcaster has now appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain to reveal the return of his ITV