Dynamo has bravely opened up about his Crohn’s disease battle this month, revealing his career has been put on hold because of crippling arthritis.
And the world-renowned illusionist vowed to make a comeback to magic during an appearance on Good Morning Britain on Monday, while explaining that he has been focusing his time and energy into charity projects while he recovers.
Speaking ahead of a trip to Brussels to discuss with world leaders how to help Syrian refugees, Dyamo told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that it wasn’t the end for him.
Speaking out: Dynamo has bravely opened up about his Crohn’s disease battle this month, vowing to return to magic in spite of his health woes
He said: ‘You have to be able to adapt. That’s kind of, doing all these new things, travelling to these new places, given me inspiration making me look at things a bit differently.
‘If these Syrian children can survive in the conditions they survive in, there’s no problem, I’m going to come back and do some magic.’
The magician, 35, has been suffering with the disease since the age of 14 but a recent bout was brought on when he was admitted to hospital with food poisoning eight months ago.
Longstanding struggle: The magician, 35, has been suffering with the disease since the age of 14 but a recent bout was brought on when he was admitted to hospital with food poisoning eight months ago. He is pictured in January 2018 (right) before the disease blew him up ‘like a balloon’
He said: ‘You have to be able to adapt. That’s kind of, doing all these new things, travelling to these new places, given me inspiration making me look at things a bit differently’
The medication that he’s on has led to his weight gain, and there have been effects on his joints.
He explained: ‘I’ve had Crohn’s for a while, I’ve been used to dealing with it. It’s trial and error, in the last few months it blew me up like a balloon.’
Revealing that he refuses to let the disease affect his focus, he added: ‘I’ve got arthritis now – but it gave me time to do what I’ve wanted to do in the past, going out to Lebanon to help people.’
He explained: ‘I’ve had Crohn’s for a while, I’ve been used to dealing with it. It’s trial and error’
Charity work: Revealing that he refuses to let the disease affect his focus, he added, ‘I’ve got arthritis now – but it gave me time to do what I’ve wanted to do in the past, going out to Lebanon to help people’
Dynamo, real name Steven Frayne, was on the morning show to discuss his new film 72 Hours about his journey to meet Syrian refugee children, who have been left out of school and let down by world leaders.
The British star travelled to Lebanon to discover the impact of broken promises – two years after leaders pledged to get every refugee child into education by the end of the 2016-17 academic year.
The film is part of the #YouPromised campaign by the children’s charity Theirworld.
Speaking about his recent visit to Lebanon, he said: ‘I was a little bit like the Pied Piper!
‘I did a few tricks for the kids. Their faces were amazing, just seeing smiles on their faces.’
The Bradford native has had the disease since he was a teenager and has to follow a strict diet in order to battle it.
After having half of his stomach removed aged 17 he still wakes up in ‘excruciating pain’ nearly every day.
Although there is no long term cure currently available for the condition Dynamo claims he refuses to let it hold him back.
He previously told The Mirror: ”If you’ve got Crohn’s then you just have to get on with it, deal with the negative things that come with it, and not let it change the happiness in your life.
‘You can’t help it; it’s what it is. ‘It’s more about affecting the comfort levels of your life. It can be incredibly restrictive, and I know some people with it who can’t even leave the house. And that is so sad.’
Speaking about his recent visit to Lebanon, he said: ‘I was a little bit like the Pied Piper! ‘I did a few tricks for the kids’
Cause close to his heart: Dynamo, real name Steven Frayne, was on the morning show to discuss his new film 72 Hours about his journey to meet Syrian refugee children