SHOCKING NEWS!!! Coronation Street Legend Rushed to Hospital – Alarming Health Scare Leaves Fans in Shock!
Coronation Street’s Charlie Lawson has issued a health update online (Image: Instargam)
Coronation Street legend Charlie Lawson has issued an urgent health update after he was rushed to hospital with a worrying symptom. The TV star – who played the role of Jim McDonald on the famous ITV cobbles – was rushed to hospital by his physiotherapist after he fell over twice.
On Tuesday (May 6), the actor took to social media to share a video from his hospital bed, where he was undergoing an examination after his recent falls. He explained to fans that he had had an MRI scan and was waiting on more examinations from the doctors later in the day. In the clip, he told his followers: “Hi folks, went to a physio this morning and she sent me straight to A&E, which I did.
He was rushed to A&E after falling twice at home (Image: ITV)
“They examined me. I have an MRI scan and I’m sitting waiting for the results. They’ve whisked me back in for more examinations so it’s not going awfully well at the moment. Anyway, I’ll keep you updated. They put a wristband on me and all sorts of craic. I’ve fallen over twice, so something’s going on down there.”
It comes after the actor opened up about his money problems, admitting he was struggling to heat his home. He played Jim for several years on the ITV soap, but ibd farewell to the show in 2018. Recently, the actor admitted that last year was his worst year working in the industry.
He said at the time: “2024 is the most unsuccessful year I’ve had in 44 years. And there are a lot of issued to do with that. I’ve got lots of white hair, I’m 64, and there are less parts going around.
“I’m in the living room with my shooting gear on becuase I’m a field sportsman and because I can’t have the heat on all day and it’s Baltic over here. You have lean times, I mean last year the heat was on all the time in the winter, this year it will not be.
“Debbie is a manager of a women’s refuge, she has a wage. I have a wage at the moment until January so we’re alright but we haven’t been abroad this year, we don’t eat in Teh Ivy when we go back to Belfast.
“You cut your cloth. I live 50ft from a local bar in my village – Teh Rodney – so I don’t have to get a taxi to get there and get a tab. There are a lot of people worse off than me. We have two incomes coming into the house – they’re not huge but we’re better off than an awful lot of people.”
Since leaving the soap in 2018, Charlie has blasted the long-running soap, insisting it won’t be around in 10 years time. He fumedonline: “I don’t watch it. It’s a different animal now. It’s issue driven now as opposed to when I was there in the 90’s, it was character driven.
“It’s issue driven now, there’s a degree of wokery involved, there’s a degree of political correctness involved and also therer are subjects that need to be touched upon whereas in my day it was character driven.
“I don’t think Corrie will be around in 10 years time. I don’t think it’s going to be having a 94th birthday because television is fundamentally different. I also think EastEnders’ days are numbered and Emmerdale Farm’s days are numbered because of the ratings.”
