Bob Mortimer says he’s “not very well” following recent trip to hospital
nme.comBBC Two show Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.The much-loved comedy legend previously underwent a triple heart bypass operation, after being diagnosed with a coronary heart disease seven years ago.Appearing at Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on Monday (September 26), Mortimer spoke about his most recent health scare, saying: “I am not very well.
I am not very healthy at the moment.“I did a show last week, a fishing show, and there was only two-and-a-half-days filming, and I did it Tuesday, Wednesday and half of Thursday, and I was in hospital on the Saturday.”He added: “I am sorry, I should not have said that, should I?
It’s a real downer.”Mortimer also revealed that he had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: “I have been free of it since I have been 34 and it came back 10 days ago,” he said.The comedian previously told The Sun that, following his heart operation in 2015, he made a number changes to his lifestyle.“I did some things after the operation that I wouldn’t have done before,” he said. “It felt like a brush with mortality.
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