Chris Kamara, 63, reveals he feared he was showing early signs of dementia

Chris Kamara has revealed the results of the brain scan he had to check for signs of dementia.

The former footballer, 63, has previously described having ‘brain fog’ and being worried it might be related to heading the ball during his long sporting career.

On Tuesday’s edition of Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4, Chris revealed the scan showed no signs of dementia, saying: ‘They didn’t find anything…’

He went on: ‘Watching back [a clip from an earlier episode of Packed Lunch], it’s slow and I know that’s not me of old…

‘I went to Pontefract to the radiology department… The results were no loss of brain mass and very few lesions, which means no clinical relevance. So yes!’

He told host Steph McGovern he had further tests to investigate why he has been experiencing ‘brain fog’.

He said: ‘There are loads of things I can track and I’m thinking ‘what’s going on?’… 

‘After the blood test I had, I’ve got an underactive thyroid. I’m suffering with a swollen tongue which causes you to slur your words, slows down, not your thoughts because the thoughts are there, but transferring those thoughts to the mouth to get you to talk coherently.

‘All that sort of stuff. Feeling cold, even warm days you’re shivering and cold, weakness, muscle fatigue, tiredness…’

Chris recalled an experience he had during an appearance on The One Show which caused him to worry initially.

‘I was on with Alex Jones and Michael Ball, I did the menu for the show live and not a problem…

‘Michael Ball talked to me about the Christmas album and said ‘name some of the songs’ and my mind had gone completely blank and I couldn’t think of anything.

‘That was the first time my wife said to me, ‘there’s something not quite right, you need to get it checked out’.’

He added: ‘The blood test which showed the underactive thyroid has explained everything along the way.’ 

Steph’s Packed Lunch airs weekdays at 12.30PM on Channel 4.