David Hasselhoff: How close have you come to death?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded David Hasselhoff said elsewhere, not written here

Scuba diving in Costa Rica. My stunt double and I were trying out some equipment that let us talk to each other and I ran out of air at 80ft - probably because I talked too much. I had to use his air. Then we were surrounded by sharks. It was scary.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Pauline Black

I fell asleep in a room that had an oil heater and it filled with carbon monoxide and, if it hadn’t been for my husband, Terry, I would have died.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗

Rita Wilson American actress, singer, and producer

Having breast cancer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2023 source ↗

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.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician