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Strictly Come Dancing star Robert Webb reveals secret health battle that nearly cost him his life

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FOR the past two weeks comic Robert Webb has entertained audiences with his energetic dances on Strictly – but last year he could barely walk after having emergency surgery to save his life.

Robert, 49, best known for co-starring with David Mitchell in cult sitcom Peep Show, learned he had a congenital heart defect made worse by a ten-year battle with the bottle.

Now he sees his appearance on the BBC1 dance contest as the latest stage in a miracle road to recovery. He said: “When I first came out of hospital I could not walk to the end of the street without help.

I couldn’t even lift a kettle for four weeks. “So gradually you build up again until you are doing longer and longer walks.

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