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Billy Connolly admits dying ‘isn’t a big thing’ as he ‘confronts’ Parkinson’s head-on

Billy Connolly has made an emotional confession about passing away amid his 11-year battle with Parkinson's.

TV The comedy legend, 81, revealed that he now sees the funny side when it comes to dying, admitting “it’s not a big thing”. Glaswegian comic Billy Connolly got his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2013 (Credit: Cover Images) Speaking to The Mirror, Billy reflected on how doctors diagnosed him with prostate cancer – now all-clear – and Parkinson’s on the same day in 2013. On the Tuesday, I got pills for heartburn, which I have to take all the time, and on Wednesday, I got news that I had prostate cancer and Parkinson’s.

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