A TEACHER with Tourette's Syndrome said Lewis Capadi's Glastonbury festival performance will educate the public on the condition.

The Glastonbury crowd took over singing Capaldi's song as he struggled with his tics and voice on Saturday evening (June 24).

It has been named as one of the highlights of the festival with many people speaking about how emotional they felt while watching.

Capaldi has been diagnosed with Tourette’s, a neurological condition which causes involuntary muscle movements and sounds known as tics, and documented his struggles on his Netflix show.

During his set, he sang ballads including Someone You Loved to Glastonbury festival-goers while performing on the Pyramid Stage.

During the performance, he stopped singing due to losing his voice earlier in his set and repeated tics but the crowd responded by belting out the lyrics of his hits to show their support.

Natalie Davidson, from Droitwich Spa, has always been a huge advocate for the Tourette's community and starred in the Channel 5 documentary The Teacher with Tourette's and shared her journey living with coprolalia.

 

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Coprolalia is the involuntary and repetitive use of obscene language and about ten per cent of people with Tourette's display the symptom.

The 41-year-old said: "Any kind of awareness is really good and it has started a conversation.

"And it shows how it can affect your job.

"I know it has touched the Tourettes community and there have been lots of conversations.

"I hope that level of support is replicated and shown to people who have Tourette's and they have that same acceptance.

"It is important to look at the person rather than the Tourette's.

"We knew Lewis Capaldi before his Tourettes.

"Whereas Tourettes is the first thing people see in a person rather than the person behind it.

"Behind the condition you can see in public, there is a person behind all of that.

"There is an embarrassed person, there is a person who is in pain."

Mrs Davidson believes the performance has started a positive conversation about Tourettes.

"I think it is time for the narrative to be flipped and for people to talk about neurodiverse conditions and I do think bigger conversations are starting to happen.

"But there is still a judgment and stigma."

Thousands of people have since watched the video on social media and shared their support.

 

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Mrs Davidson said: "It is a vicious cycle and follows the frustration and pain that he must have felt.

"He is so loved by the audience and the audience supported him.

"And having so many people seeing this is positive.

"Your body feels like it's not in control, and to have that happen on such a global stage is personal.

"I hope he is okay and he has supportive family and friends around him to help him cope.

"The way the crowd responded was amazing.

"Glastonbury is a big inclusive environment, so when you go and pay to watch artists you love, you would support them in their performance any way you can."