A former Coronation Street star has recalled his ordeal after suffering from a mini stroke. Chris Fountain, who played Tommy Duckworth in the long running show, says the shock medical emergency left him “speaking like a toddler”.
Although just 35 years-old, Chris says he feared for his life had changed forever after doctors discovered he’d had a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) - known as a mini stroke - after a blood clot lodged in his brain. In August, the actor had woken up at home unable to speak properly. He spent five days in a London hospital.
He told Nottinghamshire Live's sister publication, the Mirror, that he was gripped by “sheer panic” as he realised something was wrong. In the exclusive interview he said: "I woke up one morning and knew something wasn’t right. My mum called me and I just couldn’t get my words out. I started walking round my house looking at things and I could think what the word was, like television or fridge, but I couldn’t say it.
