Former Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star Chris Fountain has been opening up about experiencing a mini-stroke at the age of 35. The actor, who appeared as Tommy Duckworth on the soap, was speaking to Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning about the moment he felt 'someone had pulled a rug from underneath him' and his speech had regressed so badly it was 'like a toddler's.'
Fountain, who left Coronation Street back in 2013 after he was sacked for rapping about rape under his alter-ego name, The Phantom, explained how he woke up like normal and began his day by phoning his mum. Chris told Phil and Holly: "I was aware that I was trying to say something but I couldn't remember what I was trying to say, my words weren't coming out. I couldn't quite put my finger on it but something wasn't quite right."
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