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Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is back on our screens tonight as he performs new music on The Jonathan Ross Show. He will be joined by the Stone Roses' John Squire to perform their new single 'Just Another Rainbow' on the ITV chat show.
Liam, 51, has been suffering with several medical conditions lately - including one that means he sometimes needs to wear gloves. The rocker suffers from psoriasis.
The chronic skin condition causes flaky patches of skin which form scales, according to the NHS, and can be very sore. It means Liam sometimes has to protect his hands.
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The Supersonic singer previously told fans on social media: "Cleaning the house my psoriasis is raging so wearing gloves all day". It's not the first time Gallagher has talked about his psoriasis, previously recalling a funny story involving a festival-goer at the band's first Glastonbury appearance.
"I remember coming off stage and I got my clothes robbed," he told Noisey back in 2017. "I [also] remember meeting someone, some very strange kid, who come up to me and thought I had cocaine in my hair." He explained: "I got psoriasis so I had obviously been scratching it during the day and that, and there were little white bits and shit. They were taking it out of my hair and putting it on their gums and putting it up their f***ing nose!"
Hashimoto's disease
His skin condition is not the only health ailment Liam has spoken out about in recent years. He revealed in 2017 that he had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, which causes the immune system to attack the thyroid gland.
"I know singers that come up off that stage and not broke into a sweat," he said. "I'm sweating as soon as I say hello because it's said with verve. You know what I mean."
Speaking about the condition potentially ending his singing career, he added: "So yeah, that's the way it's going to be and if it lasts 10 years, it lasts 10 years. If it lasts five years, it lasts five years.
"If it ends tomorrow, I've still had a f***ing blinder do you know what I mean … [Hashimoto's disease] makes your voice a lot hoarser. That's some of the symptoms." Other side effects of the life-long condition include depression, muscle aches, and increased sensitivity to cold.
Hip operation
Liam also underwent a hip operation last year after revealing in 2019 that he had begun to suffer from arthritis of the hips and that doctors had advised him to jog less. He revealed he was in agony every day and could barely sleep because of the pain.
"My hips are f***ed, I've got arthritis, bad," he told MoJo magazine. "I went to get it checked out and my bones are mashed up. The lady was going, 'Oh, you might need a hip operation, a replacement.'"
He said he didn't want the operation because of the "stigma". "I think I'd rather just be in pain," he added. "Which is ridiculous, obviously. I know that. Just get them fixed. But it's the stigma, saying you've had your hips replaced. What's next?"
He added: "When the weather's cold, my hips are like snap, crackle and pop. I need warmth.
"I can't sleep at night for the pain. Tossing and turning. So I'm on herbal sleeping tablets and they've saved my life. One of them, seven hours out, no pain, nothing.
"My new thing is Deep Heat. Caked myself in it on the knees and hips, the calves, then into the steam room for as long as I can handle it."
He continued: "I don't mind a little pain. Keeps you on your toes. Pain is OK. I'm definitely on the downwards slide, though. Oh yes. My eyes are f***ed, my hips are f***ed, got the old thyroid. But we're all going to die, aren't we? Or are we already dead?
"I'm not afraid of death, whatever it is. Why should you be? It's going to happen anyway. It's being afraid of being born. I'm going to just keep doing what I do until I die. Or I'm reborn and turn into a wasp. Or a butterfly. Or turn into a packet of Scampi f***ing Fries."