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Dynamo returns with first TV magic show in six years after nightmare battle with Crohn’s disease
CELEBRITY magician Dynamo is making a triumphant return to TV after fighting back from a gruelling health battle that threatened to destroy his career.
The Bradford-born star will wow the public in Project 7, his first all-magic telly show since Magician Impossible ended in 2014.
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He filmed the three-part special after overcoming a nightmare flare up of Crohn's disease.
Crohn's is a lifelong condition with no known cure which causes inflammation in the digestive system.
Fans were shocked to see pictures of Dynamo with a swollen face and larger frame last year after his medication made him put on two stone.
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Dynamo vows to return to magic with astounding new tricks after battle with Crohn's disease
The star's health deteriorated in the summer of 2017 after he was hospitalised with the "very bad combination" of food poisoning and Crohn's.
He developed arthritis as a result and was in too much pain to even shuffle cards, putting his livelihood on the line.
Dynamo was diagnosed with Crohn's in his teens and had to have half of his stomach removed at the age of 17.
What is Crohn's disease?
It is a condition that causes inflammation of the digestive system. The inflammation is the body's reaction to injury or irritation, and can cause redness, swelling and pain.
It is often described as a chronic condition and although sufferers will have periods of good health, there are flare-ups where symptoms are more active.
It can be caused by the genes a person has inherited, an abnormal reaction of the immune system and is probably triggered by something in the environment.
A few celebrities have gone public with their diagnosis, including magician Dynamo, real name Stephen Frayne, who shocked fans with his dramatic weight gain due to the illness.
Common symptoms include:
- diarrhoea
- abdominal pain and cramping (usually worse after eating)
- extreme tiredness
- unintended weight loss or gain
- blood in poo
- mouth ulcers
- inflammation
- feeling ill
- joint pain
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Last April, he vowed to return to magic, saying: "I'm working with a physio and the doctors to try to get the right medication and treatment to come back on and show you some new tricks and new magic."
Dynamo looked back to his best in an exclusive image released to promote Project 7, in which he sports a cool, long hairstyle.
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The show will see Dynamo travel around the globe performing close-up miracles, impossible predictions and unbelievable feats of magic.
It will air on Sky One and stream on NOW TV in 2020.
Dynamo said: "This show has been a passion project of mine for almost 3 years and
represents a whole new approach to the genre.
"I believe that now more than ever people need a sense of magic in their lives so I can’t wait for everyone to see what I’ve been working on.”
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