ITV This Morning fans defend Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt over appearance on show
19.07.2022 - 21:25
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Scarlett Moffatt has been defended by fans after some This Morning viewers cruelly targeted her over her appearance on the show. The former Gogglebox star appeared live on the ITV daytime programme on Tuesday (July 19) to chat to hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond.
She joined them on the famous sofa to speak about her new documentary, Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates, which sees her venture into documentary making for the first time. Scarlett has already shared her own personal link to the Channel 4 doc.
Scarlett was diagnosed with Bell's palsy after experiencing sudden onset tics at school. The 31-year-old admitted to being left feeling out of control of her body as she tried to 'suppress' her facial tics so that she didn't stand out and draw attention to herself.
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It has also been revealed that since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have recorded a stark increase in the prevalence of tic disorders among children and teenagers.
In her new programme, Scarlett travels around the country to delve into the mystery, meeting some of those who have been recently diagnosed with the condition, scientists grappling with the new phenomenon, and a group of Tourette’s TikTok influencers.
"I remember that being quite a scary time, not being able to control my own body," she said. "When I started seeing all these articles and TikToks about loads of young girls who were around my age when I got it, getting sudden onset tics, I just felt like it was something I wanted to investigate and luckily the telly powers that be allowed that
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