Gogglebox star Tom Malone Jr. has been diagnosed as autistic aged 28. The star, who quit the Channel 4 show in 2021, said that he “always felt different” as he gave the health update to followers in an emotional post on Friday.
Autism is a developmental disability that effects how those diagnosed talk and interact with other people and one out of 100 are found to be on the spectrum, according to the National Autistic Society UK website.
Tom Malone Jr. spoke about how his diagnosis “made sense” to him as he shared a photo of himself smiling in a café on Instagram.
The star wrote: “I don’t normally do very personal posts like this but I thought this one was important. I’ve always felt a bit different, a bit socially awkward and like I just don’t process things in the same way as everybody else. “Finally, I have an explanation.
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