Sir Billy Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013, but the 76-year-old is determined to not let it define him.
"I think there's a lot of people who become Parkinson's disease, that have no other facets of their life.
"I won't be defined by it."
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The Scottish comedian told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB his New Zealand born wife, psychologist and comedian Pamela Stephenson is an "absolute godsend."