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Alan Johnson

Bob Mortimer opens up about past health struggle following weekend hospital admission

Comedy legend Bob Mortimer has opened up about his past health struggles after being hospitalised at the weekend with a health scare.

The 63-year-old, one half of the 'Vic and Bob' double act alongside Vic Reeves, discussed his health while appearing on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on Sunday.

Bob, who underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 2015 after doctors warned that 95 percent of his arteries were blocked, revealed he is also suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

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