capaldi said his tourette’s is a consistent part of his life.
“the worst thing about it is when i’m excited i get it, when i’m stressed i get it, when i’m happy i get it,” capaldi said,
according to people.
“it happens all the time. some days it’s more painful than others and some days it’s less painful. it looks a lot worse than it is … but it comes and goes.”
he decided to disclose his condition in part because of comments people made under his videos on social media.
“you see underneath every tiktok and stuff, people are like, ‘why is he twitching?’, which is fine. curiosity is fine. i get it,” he said. “i
didn’t want people to think i was taking cocaine or something.”
he’s been treating the condition with botox injections to his shoulders, he added.
advocates praise capaldi for speaking about his tourette’s diagnosis
advocates are glad such a public figure is comfortable speaking about having tourette’s.
“the more people who talk about tourette syndrome, the more people who share their stories, the better,” emma mcnally, ceo of tourettes action,
told the guardian
. “being diagnosed can be daunting. newly diagnosed children need to see successful adults sharing and talking about their diagnosis, it will give them hope for the future.