Thursday 5 June 2008

Ex EastEnder recovering after health scare

Former 'EastEnders' star Todd Carty has been discharged from hospital after a health scare, which saw him become "violently sick" while on stage at the weekend.
According to the BBC, the 44-year-old actor, who played Mark Fowler in 'EastEnders', became ill during a performance of 'The Business of Murder' at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on Saturday.
Carty's agent Derek Webster later spoke to BBC News 24, saying that the actor became "violently sick" on stage and was taken to hospital as a result.
Webster said: "It might have had something to do with an ear infection that Todd has been suffering from for a few days now - I can't actually confirm that."
"He did collapse on stage, he was violently sick. The theatre staff brought the curtain down, rushed him to the Stevenage hospital."
Webster later said: "He was kept in hospital overnight for tests but was released yesterday. All is well and he will be back at work tomorrow filming a new TV show."
Carty, who shot to fame as Tucker Jenkins in 'Grange Hill', also recently played PC Gabriel Kent in 'The Bill'.