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Fifteen years ago, a bacteria went to my heart. For three days they didn’t know if I was going to live or not.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗
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David Jason
English actor
Diving in the Virgin Islands. I lost sight of the boat and had to swim to a tiny, deserted island. After a great deal of time, the rescue boat saw me waving for my life on the rocks.
After a significant traumatic experience when I was looking for reasons to stay alive.
Rory Kinnear
English actor
I inadvertently rubbed the milky residue of a toxic cactus plant into my eye while filming Women In Love in the desert in Namibia, and my body went into anaphylactic shock as the producer sped me to a clinic 50 miles away.
Lesley Sharp
British actress
I got run over when I was three. I ran across a road in Manchester and was hit by a car. I only had concussion, but I could have died.
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I guess I would wake up, have breakfast with my children. Then I’d go to the studio and make the best record of my life, and then have a lot of sex! That sounds pretty balanced, I think!
My girlfriend [Cuban model Jessica Ledon].
As a nice person, I hope.
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