Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
I had spinal meningitis when I was 13.
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A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗
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In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
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Brighton, 1984. I was in another hotel just a few yards away.
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I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.
When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.
I don’t care, because I won’t be here.
When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.
Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.
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