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Charities slam Channel 4's 'harmful' Britain's Tourette's Mystery

Scarlett Moffatt explored a rise in the number of people with Tourette's syndrome

Liverpool Echo

Viewers react to Scarlett Moffatt's Tourette's documentary as some accuse the show of disinformation

The ex-Gogglebox star discussed her personal experiences of ticks and the rise in Tourettes during the pandemic

Wales Online

Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery review – is Tik Tok really causing the boom in tics?

Doctors who once saw four or five cases in teens a year now see that many per week. Scarlett Moffatt – who had a tic as a child – is the perfect person to investigate the phenomenon’s link to social media

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Scarlett Moffatt's face tic hell and why UK is in midst of mystery Tourette's outbreak

In Channel 4 documentary Britain's Tourette's Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates, the former Gogglebox star attempts uncover the potential causes of this medical phenomenon

Daily Mirror

Mum's battle with 'exhausting' tics from incurable disease - 'it's like holding in a sneeze'

Amelia Perrin speaks about her Tourette's tics ahead of Scarlett Moffatt’s debut documentary on Channel 4 - Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery

Daily Mirror

Scarlett Moffatt reveals her childhood loneliness as she opens up about her own experiences of Tourette's

She appeared on This Morning ahead of her documentary Britain's Tourette's Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates

Wales Online

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

The former queen of the jungle and Gogglebox star revealed she suffered from spasms after being diagnosed with Bell's palsy

Manchester Evening News

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Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt shares personal link to new documentary after own diagnosis

The ex-Gogglebox star is delving into her own personal battle as part of new Channel 4 documentary

Manchester Evening News

Stark increase in children suffering tics since start of pandemic

Teenage girls in particular have seen sudden onsets of tic disorders when they had no previous history

Wales Online

Scarlett Moffatt says she was called 'fat' and 'Miss Piggy' filming Tourette's documentary

Scarlett Moffatt fronts a new Channel 4 documentary about a rise in teenagers presenting with Tourette's syndrome or tic disorders - with the Gogglebox alum meeting people with such conditions

Daily Mirror

Ask the Pediatrician: What exactly is Tourette syndrome?

Q: I’ve been told my son may have Tourette syndrome. What exactly is this and how worried should I be?

Tribune News Service

Woman diagnosed with incurable condition after 'scrunching' her face at teacher

Emily Bridges, 20, was concerned when she felt a "lack of control" on the bus to college which developed into involuntary tics and was eventually diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome

Daily Mirror

Woman diagnosed with incurable condition after 'scrunching' face at teacher

Emily Bridges said she's mocked and mimicked by people who don't see it as a "a real disability"

Liverpool Echo

The boy whose Tourette's means he sometimes hurts himself so badly he has to go to A&E

The letter Ben Lynch-Wilson wrote to his classmates explaining his condition is just brilliant

Wales Online

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‘I had to tape my fingers together to stop me tearing the skin’: the reality of living with Tourette syndrome

The singer Billie Eilish has spoken about living with the condition that affects 300,000 people in the UK. For many, trying to suppress their tics is exhausting. But others have learned to control their symptoms and use the energy as a driving force

Daily Record

Scots woman tells of being 'embarrassed' by Tourette's and being labelled 'weird kid'

The 31-year-old now supports young people with Tourette's and helps to remove barriers they may face through her work with charity Tourette's Action.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman opens up on living with Tourettes and childhood fear of 'weird kid' label

Genna Barnett works with Tourette's Action to help provide support for young people with the condition and has spoken about her own experience after being diagnosed at the age of seven.

Liverpool Echo

Teen with Tourette's quit school after being doused in water and called 'freak'

Josh Dooley struggled to make friends and find support as his tics progressed

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Irish Mirror

GlowUp star James Mac Inerney to open up about living with Tourette's in new BBC documentary

Exclusive: The Co Laois star was a finalist on Netflix/BBC GlowUp show

Pedestrian.tv

Billie Eilish Spoke About Living With Tourette Syndrome Ppl’s Offensive Responses To Her Tics

"[People] think I'm like, trying to be funny... I'm always left incredibly offended by that."

Evening Standard

Billie Eilish opens up about Tourette’s Syndrome in new Netflix interview

Billie Eilish has opened up about living with Tourette’s Syndrome in a new interview.

The Times of India

Billie Eilish talks about living with Tourette Syndrome; know all about this condition

Heartthrob singer Billie Eilish was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at the age of 11. The Grammy Award winner, 20, acknowledged the neurological disorder as she had a tic while appearing recently on David Letterman's Netflix talk show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

Tribune News Service

Billie Eilish ‘incredibly offended’ by ignorance of Tourette’s: ‘It’s ... part of me’

Billie Eilish is happier than ever to answer questions about her oft-misunderstood experience with Tourette’s.

The Independent UK

How Jim Carey became the unlikely inspiration for one of Britain’s best-loved Big Brother winners

Pete Bennett, 40, of Brighton, who won the reality TV show in 2006 is now in a radio documentary highlighting the positives of Tourette’s

Daily Mirror

Billie Eilish says living with Tourette’s syndrome is 'very exhausting' in candid chat

Billie Eilish said she was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome - which is a condition that affects the nervous system - when she was just 11 years old, and spoke about how she has been living with the condition

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