Matt Lucas reveals secret health diagnosis as he admits ‘I’ve never spoken about this publicly’

MATT Lucas has revealed a secret health diagnosis that he has “never spoken about publicly”. The Little Britain star, 52, has been on our screens for decades and is one of our best known stars. Matt Lucas has revealed a secret health diagnosis that he has “never spoken about publicly” Credit: Getty Matt is best known for his work alongside David Walliams Credit: Getty But Matt has now revealed there’s something hardly anyone knows about him. Speaking to Romesh Ranganathan on BBC Radio 2, Matt said: “I’ve never, ever spoken about this publicly, but I’m autistic. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! “So I enjoy periods of being very sociable, like you are in the theatre, and then I also enjoy those periods of solitude where I can just write on my own.” Fellow funnyman Romesh asked: “Do you find that you need to recharge each battery, like you’re kind of flitting between those two things?” Matt revealed he is autistic Credit: Alamy Matt opened up to Romesh Ranganathan on his BBC Radio 2 show Credit: Getty Matt replied: “Yeah, and so on my days off, you know you do theatre six days a week, and on my day off, apart from resting and resting my voice and all of that, on my day off I like not to see people and give them a break from me, but just to have that recharge time is quite important to me.” As well as his TV work, Matt regularly appears in theatre productions and has also written two novels. He told Romesh he is working on his third which is “for adults”, adding: “The first two had been for kids, and it’s quite a long haul. I know what I want my fourth novel to be.” Another ambition of Matt’s is to play Mrs. Lovett, the killer’s pie-making accomplice in Sweeney Todd. Most read in TV He explained: “I’ve never seen it played by a man before. I don’t know if the Sondheim estate would permit it.” And when he’s older, the star would like to play Tevye, the main character in Fiddler on the Roof. 1 comment1