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Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
I was 20 minutes from death after an 'invisible illness' ravaged my body - I thought my life was over but now I'm GLAD it happened, reveals Tom Speight
Tom Speight was 20 minutes from death and thought that his life was over after his 'invisible illness' ravaged his body - but has admitted that he's now glad it happened. The 38-year-old singer, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when he was 19, opened up about his journey with the condition to Cat Deeley, 48, and Ben Shephard, 50, on Tuesday's episode of This Morning. 'Crohn's disease is a long-term condition where part of your gut becomes inflamed. It cannot currently be cured,' according to the NHS. Tom, who is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK, is due to take part in a charity challenge this weekend to raise awareness for the disease. He explained: 'I've had Cronn's for 20 years which is crazy. It's been a roller coaster. I was thinking about it the other day, first time in two years, where I haven't been in hospital every year, I wrote largely most of my first album in hospital. 'To do this challenge, raising money for Crohn's and Colitis UK, I'm super proud.' The 38-year-old, who was Crohn's disease when he was 19, opened up about his journey with the condition to Cat Deeley, 48, and Ben Shephard, 50, (pictured) on Tuesday's episode of This Morning Recalling what happened when he was diagnosed, Tom said: 'It came out of nowhere, I was at university, I was having diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss. 'I didn't know anything about it. 'It's important, if I can speak about it. At the time, there wasn't much awareness of Crohn's, it's important we get the word out there. 'It's an invisible illness, as well.' Ben pointed out how serious it is as he was 20 minutes away from death at one point. Tom said: 'Yeah, that was four years after diagnosis. 20 minutes from dying, basically. yeah. Which sounds really dramatic. And then I woke up with a stoma.' According to the NHS, 'a colostomy is where part of your large bowel (colon) is brought out through an opening made in your tummy. The opening is called a stoma.' Ben asked: 'Coming to terms with that must have been really, really difficult. 'How old were you at the time?' 'I would have been 23/24,' Tom replied. He continued: 'I had a record deal, publishing deal, I remember thinking at the time when they said that they were going to have to put me in surgery, I was more worried about all of that disappearing, than the actual surgery itself. 'I just thought it's over for me, I don't know any musicians that have these things. 'I didn't really speak about it until my third album, where I thought if I have a platform I can do it for my younger self and say "It's going to be alright". 'We've toured the world, I've got back from Brazil and Argentina, done Glastonbury, living the dream, on Radio 2. 'I'm here to say to people at home, if you're struggling to get out of bed today, you can do it, this idiot has signed up for an army challenge.' They then touched upon him posing topless with his stoma. Tom joked: 'Let's be honest, two days later, you [Ben] were on Men's Health... I was like some budget version of Ben Shephard for a couple of days. 'That was nerve wracking. 'I hadn't taken my top off ever, since surgery, I wear a support band. 'To be standing in front of a cameralense, was daunting really. I did it to own the disease and having a stoma. 'I recently became single in the last year, I kept on thinking it was a stumbling block of like having these conversations so now I'm just going to have it as my Tinder profile.' He added: 'I think there is misconceptions, I started going to the gym and people working out with asking "can you do this, can you do that?" 'I didn't play football for like 10 years because I was worried about getting injured. This is why I want to do the challenge to say nothing will hold me back. 'Having stoma or Crohn's, it's like my super power, it gave me a whole lease of life. 'Since diagnosis to that surgery, I was just existing really. I'm thriving.' This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV. CROHN'S DISEASE EXPLAINED Crohn's disease is a long-term condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system. Inflammation most commonly occurs in the last section of the small or large intestine but it can affect any part of the digestive system. Common symptoms can include: diarrhoea abdominal pain fatigue (extreme tiredness) unintended weight loss blood and mucus in your faeces (stools) Remission occurs when people with the disease go long periods of time without symptoms however these periods can be followed by flare ups of symptoms. Why it happens The exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. However, research suggests a combination of factors may be responsible. These include: genetics – genes you inherit from your parents may increase your risk of developing Crohn's disease the immune system – the inflammation may be caused by a problem with the immune system that causes it to attack healthy bacteria in the gut previous infection – a previous infection may trigger an abnormal response from the immune system smoking – smokers with Crohn's disease usually have more severe symptoms than non-smokers environmental factors – Crohn's disease is most common in westernised countries such as the UK, and least common in poorer parts of the world such as Africa, which suggests the environment has a part to play
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Having a stoma bag has given me my life and career back after 20 years of agony, reveals singer TOM SPEIGHT... now I'm in the best shape I've ever been
Tom Speight, showing off his gym-honed physique, looked every inch the confident pop star as the photographer snapped away. Less obvious was the battle it had taken him to get to that point. But look again at the results of that photoshoot here, and just above his belt is the singer-songwriter's stoma – a permanent opening in his bowel that allows his faeces to collect in a pouch.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🤖 AI vs Humans: Predicting the results of Premier League Matchday 33
🤖 AI vs Humans: Predicting the results of Premier League Matchday 33 🤖 AI vs Humans: Predicting the results of Premier League Matchday 33 Let us know your predictions in the comments! Last week, we pitted our special guest - singer-songwriter Tom Speight - against an AI to see who could most accurately predict the results of Premier League matchday 32. Advertisement Tom correctly called four correct results over the course of the matchday, but was out of luck when it came to correct score predictions. And he beat the AI, who only managed two correct results. That leaves the scores (three points for a correct score and one point for a correct result) at 214-186 in the AI's favour after 32 rounds of games this season. Let's see if this week's special guest, DJ, producer and Manchester United fan Josh Baker, can get the human race caught up. Watch the video to find out what Josh and the AI went for in the three biggest matches of the weekend; Aston Villa v Newcastle, Manchester United v Wolves and Tottenham v Nottingham Forest. 'Back It Up' by Josh Baker and Omar+ is out now. Follow him on Instagram Here are the matchday 33 predictions in full... Brentford v Brighton AI 🤖 1-1 Advertisement Josh Baker 🎧 1-1 Crystal Palace v Bournemouth AI 🤖 1-1 Josh Baker 🎧 1-2 Everton v Manchester City AI 🤖 1-3 Josh Baker 🎧 0-0 West Ham v Southampton AI 🤖 2-0 Josh Baker 🎧 0-1 Aston Villa v Newcastle AI 🤖 1-1 Josh Baker 🎧 1-2 Fulham v Chelsea AI 🤖 1-2 Josh Baker 🎧 0-1 Ipswich v Arsenal AI 🤖 0-2 Josh Baker 🎧 0-4 Manchester United v Wolves AI 🤖 2-1 Josh Baker 🎧 1-0 Leicester v Liverpool AI 🤖 1-3 Josh Baker 🎧 0-4 Tottenham v Nottingham Forest AI 🤖 2-2 Josh Baker 🎧 1-3
