Melanie Sykes has said she believes she has Tourette's syndrome after researching the condition following her autism diagnosis.
The TV presenter, 52, announced in 2021 that she had been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 51, describing the revelation as "life-affirming".
Appearing on an episode of Alan Carr's Life's a Beach podcast, Sykes talked about her new book, where she discusses being a woman in the media and her journey to being diagnosed.
In the interview, Carr confirmed Sykes was able to swear on the podcast, to which she said: "Oh good, but I'll try not to, because I've just discovered I have Tourette's."
The former model added: "I am wired a completely different way and I'm only just understanding it.
"Where I used to think, 'What's wrong with me?', now I know it's everything that's right with me because that's what makes me me."
Following the release of the podcast, Sykes clarified in a tweet: "Hello there. For the record I have NOT been 'diagnosed' with Tourettes.
"I self identify because of my studies and understanding of the pre existing 'conditions' that are hand in hand in some autistic people."
Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition that causes you to make involuntary movements and sounds called tics.
Sykes has previously spoken about how she feels the British education system needs to be rebuilt to help people with autism, as she feels it "crowbars" pupils into a "certain way of thinking and being".
Sykes' youngest son, who is now a teenager, was also diagnosed with autism at age three, and she feels awareness is key to improving the system.
Source: Press Association
