Ricky Gervais forced to leave stage during performance amid HEART ATTACK fears
RICKY GERVAIS was forced to stop a live show last night fearing he was suffering from a heart attack.
Ricky Gervais had to stop his live performance fearing he was suffering from a heart attack
The 55-year-old comedian shocked fans at Bristol's Colston Hall last night when he left the stage for 10 minutes due to a health scare.
Although he returned to finish the show from his Humanity tour shortly afterwards, Ricky took to Twitter to thank the audience for their support, saying: "Thanks to the amazing audience in Bristol tonight. They even laughed when I thought I was having a heart attack."
It appears, however, that the star was just suffering from the flu, as he took to social media to document the medicine he was taking this afternoon, also tweeting a selfie along with the caption: "Lunch, flu drugs, and now a little nap before tonight's gig. Live fast, die old."
Ricky was forced to leave the stage for 10 minutes during his live show
Ricky told fans on Twitter that he thought he was suffering from a heart attack
Fans didn't seem to be put out by the interruption to the show, flooding to Twitter to share their praise for the performance.
"@rickygervais was absolutely amazing @Colston_Hall tonight even if he nearly died," one person tweeted.
Another the comedian was brilliant, adding: "Even managed 10 minutes of great bonus content when he thought he was dying."
One social media user even commented: "I laughed so hard tonight watching @rickygervais I thought my waters were going to break! #humanity #pregnantgirlproblems."
Ricky appears to be in high spirits in spite of his illness
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Ricky seems to be in high spirits despite his illness: "Think I've got a little bug of some sort," he said on Twitter.
"Blocked up, bit hot, sore stomach. Also I'm foaming at the mouth and terrified of water. Weird," he joked.
He assured fans that he will still be performing at tonight's scheduled show in Bristol.