Stage fright helped me recover from heart surgery, says castaway Mortimer

Death of father and meeting Vic Reeves changed Bob Mortimer’s life, he tells Desert Island DiscsComedian Bob Mortimer says performing at the Leeds Arena shortly after undergoing major heart surgery in 2015 helped him recover from the shock of his sudden illness. “I am grateful to those 7,500 scary faces in Leeds because I was forced to go through that and to realise I was absolutely fine,” he said.Speaking to Lauren Laverne as a castaway on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the 59-year-old said he wore a heart monitor throughout the performance and that his doctor had told him to stop if his heart rate went above 153. Continue reading…
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