Scarlett Moffatt reveals struggles with facial tics on The One Show ahead of Tourette's documentary debut

Scarlett Moffatt appeared on The One Show sofa where she has spoken out about her struggle with facial tics ahead of her documentary debut. The County Durham star was diagnosed with Bell's palsy when she was 11.

Moffatt, who found fame among other TV-loving families on Gogglebox, was involved in a car accident when she was younger and as a result, she developed early onset tics. They did eventually subside, but the star opened up to hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating about scary it was.

"I remember how scary it was, and in particular not being in control of my own body," she admitted. "My tics were facial tics, breathing tics, there weren't any verbal ones but there were involuntary facial tics."

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Moffatt will make her documentary debut with the film Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates next week and said that she was driven to explore the topic after learning about the impact of the pandemic on children with Tourette's. She explained how she learned of a sudden influx of young teenagers, particularly girls, seeking medical help for the condition.

Asked by Keating about the role social media has played in helping youngsters, Moffatt admitted: "I know from my own experiences that half of the issue was feeling lonely. And if I had other people on social media experiencing the same thing I wouldn't have felt so lonely."

There has been a rise of teenagers sharing their "tic attacks" on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and it has helped to raise awareness of other types of Tourette's. "I had seen the verbal tics and swearing tics when I was younger," Moffatt told the show, "but I'd never actually