In 2011, George Michael fell into a coma during a bout of pneumonia. When he came to, the London-born singer began to speak in a strange accent. Doctors were perplexed, fearing potential brain damage.
Michael soon recovered and the reason for this behaviour was revealed. He was obsessed with Julia Davis’s 2004 comedy Nighty Night. “It’s the funniest thing I have ever seen,” he said after he recovered. “We spent a lot of time doing funny impressions of the main character and I came out of my coma talking in her West Country accent.”
