Kelsey Grammer blames his failed TV sitcom for his heart attack.
The ‘Frasier’ star said TV network Fox’s decision to cancel ‘Back to You’ in
May this year contributed to his heath problems.
He said: "It was a very stressful time for me, and a surprise that it was
cancelled.
"But you know, everything that doesn't kill us – which it almost did – makes
us stronger!"
The 53-year-old actor has also revealed how close to death he came after
suffering the cardiac arrest while paddleboarding in Hawaii with his wife
Camille in June.
He told US TV show ‘Entertainment Tonight’: "We originally said it was just
a mild heart attack, and it actually wasn't very mild. They had to blast me
twice and get me started all over again.
"My heart stopped and Camille was patting my head and she said, 'That's when
you looked up at me and said, I'm going now.' And then off I went. And then
she said, 'I'm going to need to zap him.'
"It felt like somebody was actually trying to tear my chest apart with the
jaws of life. As I lay there dying, I said, 'Please, I cannot do this. I
don't want to see anything. I don't want to see any light - I don't want to
have any little adventures that make me want to get out of this life. I need
to finish this one.' "
The recovering funny man – who stars alongside Kevin Costner in new comedy
film ‘Swing Vote’ – says he is now on the mend and is using his Nintendo
games console to build up his strength.
He added: "I'm playing a lot of Wii!”
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