Billy Connolly had 'serious falls' after balance issues, says wife
Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has had a "couple of serious falls" after his balance deteriorated due to Parkinson's, his wife has said.
Pamela Stephenson said her husband's balance issue was the "most significant" symptom of the disease since his diagnosis 10 years ago.
Sir Billy, 80, said it had "added to the list of things that hold me back".
The Scottish comic and his wife spoke about his life with the progressive disease for an article in the Guardian.
"Recently I've noticed a deterioration in my balance," Sir Billy told the newspaper.
"That was never such a problem before, but in the last year that has come and it has stayed.
"For some reason, I thought it would go away because a lot of the symptoms have come and gone away."
Sir Billy was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 - on the same day he found out he had prostate cancer, which he later received the all clear on.
He retired from live performances five years later.
Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer's disease and causes parts of the brain to become progressively damaged over many years.
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