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Chris Kamara

Posted by TeddyBoy <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=TeddyBoy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 31, 2025, 9:45 pm

On Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, I didn't realise he was so affected by whatever illness he has the poor fella. Always comes across as a really decent bloke

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by GG <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=GG' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 11:03 am, in reply to "Chris Kamara"

He is great and very open about his condition in the BBC programme "World's Most Dangerous Roads", in which he drives around Sri Lanka with Jeff Stelling.

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by leagueunlimited <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=leagueunlimited' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 31, 2025, 11:33 pm, in reply to "Chris Kamara"

He played in the same Swindon team as my uncle.

It’s my uncle’s 70th this year and I’m putting a surprise video together of teammates from his former clubs wishing him a happy birthday. I had a list of former Swindon players I wanted to get which included Kamara, in hope rather than expectation, and sent it through to their former players association.

The next day, a brilliant, heartfelt video arrived from Kamara.

Top, top man in my humble opinion.

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by Nick-H <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=Nick-H' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 10:31 am, in reply to "Re: Chris Kamara"

Lovely to read. He always seems a really likeable modest bloke.

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by Obrima3 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=Obrima3' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 31, 2025, 11:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Chris Kamara"

Agree always come across as a decent humble fella

Formerly obrima2

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by Moodyblue <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=Moodyblue' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 31, 2025, 10:11 pm, in reply to "Chris Kamara"

Speech Apraxia.

Just read his auto biog on hol and it was an interesting read but quite sad in parts as he details the emergence of his condition and its effects on his media career and life in general. He has received treatment for the condition which at the point of completing the book is managing it without actually being able to cure it. Also talks about the serious racism he encountered growing up in Middlesbro which has seen him fronting anti racism campaigns for a long time now.

Likeable fella who essentially kick started a media career with his catchphrase unbelievable Jeff.

That who wants to be a millionaire (which he mentions in the book) was 3 yrs ago before he started his treatment.

Worth a read despite the regulation football stuff.

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Stop bloody raining.

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by TeddyBoy <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=TeddyBoy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 8:22 am, in reply to "Re: Chris Kamara"

He mentions on that how his football career started, playing for the navy against Portsmouth and scoring a couple of goals, Portsmouth bought him out of the navy for £200.

I had never heard of that illness until he got it and it was reported he had it.

I wonder how many people watched Who Wants when it was first on and thought he was just drunk.

Re: Chris Kamara

Posted by Moodyblue <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/everton-forum/info/user=Moodyblue' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 1, 2025, 8:32 am, in reply to "Re: Chris Kamara"

It was a common reaction at the time apparently. The shame of it all is he tried to hide it for as long as he could. It turned out that the treatment he identified (abroad) could have helped him to reduce the speech degeneration if treated earlier.

Message - always talk, hide nothing. Obviously easier said than done.

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Stop bloody raining.

Re: Chris Kamara

d/p

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Stop bloody raining.

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