Benidorm star Johnny Vegas reveals shock diagnosis

JOHNNY Vegas has been diagnosed with ADHD.

The Benidorm actor, 52, said it was “kicked around as a notion” before he was told he had the condition in the run-up to Christmas.

Comedian Johnny told BBC Breakfast yesterday that his diagnosis “answers a lot of questions about behavioural issues” he has had.

The comedian added: “It’s that sense of disorganisation and doing basic tasks… everybody has an element of it, it’s how strong your filter is, I think.

“When you don’t have a filter at all… very simple things become very time consuming.

“(I’ll say) ‘I’ll shift that cup’, and then you have 10 other ideas and you haven’t shifted that cup, and then three weeks later that cup’s still there and somebody’s like, ‘Why haven’t you shifted that’, and it’s become this monumental task and it’s built up.

“It’s just, I suppose, how your brain organises itself, and I always knew I was disorganised… but (it) helps make sense of a lot of things at school. I’m only just on the verge of learning about it.”

He added: “In some respects you can go back and look at it with regret, but I’ve had a bit of a charmed life, so it’s no regrets.

“I know now and it helps you make changes, I suppose, as you want to get more responsible later in life. I don’t see it as defining me.”

He added that Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins “suggested” he get tested for it as she also learned she had the condition.

She told her Twitter followers last week: “Once I had the diagnosis, suddenly everything made sense – to me and those who love me.”

ADHD can include symptoms such as being restless and having trouble concentrating.