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Annie Lennox has revealed she recently found out she is neurodivergent after being diagnosed with ADHD.
Neurodivergence is the term used when someone’s brain processes, learns or behaves differently from what is considered ‘typical’.
Some neurodivergent conditions include dyslexia, dyspaxia and autistic spectrum disorders.
People with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) may have trouble with concentrating and sitting still, finishing tasks and being easily distracted.
The Eurythmics singer, 70, appeared on Woman’s Hour with presenter Nuala McGovern and joked she passed the test with flying colours.
‘I’m a magpie, I observe things, I’m highly sensitive. And I found out that I actually am a bit neurodivergent,’ she said.
Annie Lennox has revealed she recently found out she is neurodivergent after being diagnosed with ADHD
‘I’m a magpie, I observe things, I’m highly sensitive. And I found out that I actually am a bit neurodivergent,’ she said (pictured in 1983)
‘And it’s explained a great deal to me about how my mind works and how other people with ADHD, how their mind works.
‘It’s not an easy thing to live with but it’s also a superpower. I think it does bring brilliance – I’m not saying that I am brilliant, but I’ll take that!
‘For most of my life I aspired to brilliance, let’s say, through the medium of music, through the medium of language, lyrical, presentation, all of that. All that curiosity has brought me to this place today in 2025 when I’m 70.’
Elsewhere during the interview, Annie discussed the early days of the Eurythmics, sayinf they ‘struggled’ to find their footing in the music industry.
‘We formed after our first band The Tourists split. We loved the name Eurythmics. As we loved being European and ‘rhythm’ is in the name there. Nobody else got it but us,’ she said.
‘We really struggled but a new A&R man really loved us and said ‘Basically, there is only one band I am taking on’ and it was us.
‘They let a lot of bands go, which was a shame, but it was good for us. If it had not had worked I thought I would have to go back to Scotland. Success takes you on these tremendous highs and it can take you down as well.’
Annie also discussed the androgynous style she, and fellow star David Bowie, became famous for.
Annie discussed the early days of the Eurythmics, sayinf they ‘struggled’ to find their footing in the music industry (pictured in 1987)
Discussing her and David Bowie’s androgynous looks, Annie said: ‘The clothes gave us an identity. I guess we all have a sense of style’ (pictured in 1992)
‘We lived to make music. If you are going to pursue excellence that is what you have to do. You have to have a passion for it. The clothes gave us an identity. I guess we all have a sense of style,’ she said.
‘When you have the opportunity you go for it. They wanted us in Australia, Japan, Germany, Holland. France so we travelled a lot. We were always on the road.
‘We were writing, recording, doing videos, performing and being exhausted after doing two hour shows, dancing, sweating and peeling off the leather at the end of the night.’
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Annie Lennox, 70, reveals she is neurodivergent after being tested for ADHD and calls it her ‘superpower’