Emmerdale star Michael Parr rushed to hospital after ‘hallucinating for days’
The Ross Barton star wasn’t a well man
Emmerdale star Michael Parr has revealed how he was rushed to hospital following a serious illness which had him ‘hallucinating’ for four days. The actor, who plays badboy Ross Barton, was filming a role in India two years ago.
It was there that he was struck down after crushing a nerve while in the gym. Speaking to The Mirror, he revealed: “It was terrifying; it was by far the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
“The injury froze me and I couldn’t move,” he says. “I was permanently in bed and bent over. It even impacted my breathing.”
He continued: “My immediate thought was that I was going to be like that for the rest of my life. The panic really set in that I’d done myself some permanent damage.”
However the worst was yet to come…
Emmerdale star Michael Parr reveals hospital horror amid hallucinations
It was while Michael was already bedbound with nerve damage when a colleague found him delirious and hallucinating his his hotel room. Suspected of having Legionnaires disease, doctors rushed Michael to hospital, where he began treatment.
“I dropped about 20lb in four days and my cheekbones were starting to protrude,” he said.
“I’d been in my room hallucinating for four days. I didn’t know what was going on. I was delirious. I’m a massive chess player. I was so out of it I kept thinking I was a chess piece.”
He added: “Being taken to hospital in a foreign country is always scary, but especially when you can’t communicate with the doctors,”
Michael’s Emmerdale comeback as Ross Barton makes his return
Thankfully, Michael made a full recovery. The actor is now back as Ross after initially leaving in 2018. Ross’s return came as Billy entered a dangerous bareknuckle boxing ring – finding a menacing Ross waiting for him.
Ross and Billy made an enemy of fight promoter Jade. She didn’t appreciate Billy ruining things by sucker-punching Ross. She arranged a rematch, but that fell apart too when the police got involved.
And, as Mack took the opportunity to take her cash for himself, Ross was left holding the (empty) bag. Determined to get her money back, Jade held Ross responsible.
And, as she resorts to increasingly violent measures, Jade kidnaps April Windsor in Emmerdale tonight.
Will Ross be able to save April before Jade does something terrible?
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