John Davidson: I've gone part-time to cope with fame after Tourette's film hit

John Davidson: I've gone part-time to cope with fame after Tourette's film hit42 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid KnoxBBC Scotland NewsBBCJohn Davidson at an event in the Borders to mark Tourette awareness monthTourette's campaigner John Davidson has cut his hours at his long-standing job as a community centre caretaker to make time for his growing international fame.The 55-year-old's life story features in the Bafta-winning film I Swear.Since its international release, the Galashiels janitor said hundreds of sufferers and supporters from around the world have contacted him.John, who now splits his days between work and campaigning, said: "It's bizarre that people thousands and thousands of miles away feel they know me well enough from either watching the film or seeing me on television to get in touch."'It feels like my brain is trying to be the class clown' - the reality of Tourette'sI was the poster boy for Tourette's and swore in front of the QueenJohn, whose condition involves involuntary tics, was made an MBE in 2019 in recognition of almost 40 years campaigning and providing support to other sufferers.But it was the release of I Swear last year that took awareness of the neurodevelopment disorder to a new level.It won three awards at the Bafta Film Awards in February.But the event was overshadowed by controversy after John shouted a racist slur while black actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage during the ceremony.The campaigner said he was "deeply mortified" by the remark, and Bafta and the BBC issued apologies.John hopes the film will bring better understanding and greater acceptance of Tourette's."There has been a movement created by the film - it's not just locally or nationally, it's internationally."I'm being contacted all the time by people from the States, from all over Africa, China, India - you name it."They all want...