Sir Billy Connolly has revealed he's lost the ability to write amid his battle with Parkinson's disease.
The Scottish comedian, 78, was diagnosed with the condition back in 2013, and explained that his writing is now 'illegible' - something he is 'heartbroken' over as he loves to write letters to people.
Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Sir Billy revealed to host Graham Norton that he had to rely on finding a way to 'record everything' as he couldn't pen anything down.
Tough times: Sir Billy Connolly revealed during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that he's lost the ability to write amid his battle with Parkinson's disease
On Friday night's episode of the BBC talkshow, Sir Billy says: 'I have lost the ability to write, and it breaks my heart as I used to love writing letters to people.
'My writing went down the Swanny and is totally illegible, so I had to find a way to record everything ,but then the recorder didn’t understand my accent so it kept collapsing and my family would have to sort it – it was a club effort!'
Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by loss of nerve cells in a part of the brain and can lead to those diagnosed with the condition experiencing tremors in their hands.
Sharing an update on his health battle, Sir Billy insisted he has both 'good and bad days'.
Struggle: The Scottish comedian, 78, was diagnosed with the condition back in 2013, and explained that his writing is now 'illegible'
Heartbroken: Stand-up star Billy revealed he is 'heartbroken' over not being able to write as he loves to write letters to people
'I have good days and bad days. It’s creeping up on me and it never lets go,' he told host Graham.
'I walk like a drunk man and have to have help. So, life is different, but it is good.'
Billy revealed during an interview on ITV's Lorraine, that aired on Friday morning, that he has 'more good days than bad' and 'straightens himself out' by reminding himself there are children unwell in cancer wards.
Appearing virtually from his Florida home, Sir Billy joined host Lorraine Kelly ahead of the release release of his autobiography Windswept and Interesting.
'There’s good days and there’s bad days... and the good days outnumber the bad days. I’ve got nothing to complain about,' he insisted.
Candid: Sir Billy Connolly appeared from his Florida home on Lorraine on Friday morning to speak about his experience with Parkinson's
'Somebody once told me any time you’re not feeling very well, think of the kids in the cancer wards and that straightens me out, rapid.'
He has recently moved to Florida from New York, after feeling 'out of balance' in the city before his wife Pamela Stephenson forced them both to move.
'I was living in New York, and with the Parkinson's, I was out of balance a lot of the time,' he told Lorraine.
'In the winter I was sliding and falling on my back side all the time. So Pamela did it. She just told me we were moving. It wasn’t a choice of mine. She just said, "Right here’s the new address,
