Now Magazine | All the celebrity gossip
  • 4 July 2009
  • Goodtoknow-network-site
Gimme Gimme Gimme star Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke: I caught superbug in hospital

Comedy star Kathy almost died after contracting Clostridium difficile

Thursday, 10 January 2008

Gimme Gimme Gimme star Kathy Burke caught a deadly stomach superbug in a London hospital.

The comedy actress, 43 – who played oddball character Linda La Hughes in the BBC series – says she contracted Clostridium difficile last year.

'I got quite ill with loads of stuff,' she explains. 'It all happened at once, really. I had three near-death experiences [but] I didn't see any white light or nuns or anything.

'I had that C.difficile hospital bug that everyone is going on about. There's not much they can do. They just let you get on with it. It's a breakdown of the whole immune system.'

Kathy had been admitted for an operation to sort out abdominal problems and a glandular condition when she picked up the bug. C.difficile is the most significant cause of pseudomembranous colitis, a severe infection of the colon.

'To be fair to the NHS, I did catch it because something else was seriously wrong with me that nobody knew about,' she told Mark Lamar and Jo Brand on Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show.

'My adrenal glands were packing in. Once they opened me up and operated on me, I was susceptible to lots of other things.'

Kathy says she had to take nearly a year off work to recover and lost around 2st.

'I have to say I was very well looked after,' she added. 'I had a brilliant doctor.'

See Kathy Burke as Linda La Hughes in BBC comedy show Gimme Gimme Gimme in this video…


See Kathy Burke's Wikipedia page>>

Rate this!

  1. Not bad
  2. Okay
  3. Good
  4. Great
  5. Excellent

 

Star rating:Rating-3-star

  • IPC Media Limited, owner of nowmagazine.co.uk, will collect the address of the recipient solely to process your requests.

  • Print this article

Comments

1 comments

Andrea Evans May 18 16:08

I feel sorry for anyone who gets C-diff in hospital, it is a horrible disease to get as people feel helpless and out of control with it. I used to work in a hospital and we had many patients suffering from it who came in a lot healthier until they contracted C-diff. My suggestion for anyone who has to take antibiotics is to take a good pro-biotic available from health stores and pharmacies as it will give your body back the good bacteria needed to fight off the C-diff. Thanks for listening, Andrea Evans

Reply to this comment »


Add a comment

* required fields

Now magazine will not publish anything which is defamatory, offensive, or illegal. Email nowonline@ipcmedia.com to complain about any comments

IPC Media Limited, owner of nowmagazine.co.uk, will collect your personal information solely to process your request.

I am a
Aged to Postcode
Member log in or Register here

Celeb files focus

Denise Van Outen | Now magazine | Celebrity news

Grill a Celebrity

Denise Van Outen

How is married life?

Bex Big Brother | Diet | Now Magazine | Celebrity Gossip

Celebrity Diets

Lose weight like Big Brother's Bex, with the Boot Camp Diet

Lose 7lbs in a week with NOW's fantastic home Boot Camp Diet and exercise plan

Gabrielle Cilma

Celebrity Interviews

In bed with… Gabriella Cilmi

The 17-year-old Australian singer/songwriter talks to Now Online about love, romance and Green & Black’s chocolate!

Amanda Holden

Celebrity Beauty Secrets

Amanda Holden glows with Bobbi Brown

Britain's Got Talent judge emphasises her natural glow

Cheapflights Now promotion

Celebrity Travel

Hit the saddle

Handy holiday ideas from Cheapflights

Phil Smith recipe

Celebrity Chefs

Phil Smith's Pesto Chicken

The award-winning hairdresser reveals his favourite pasta dish

Lily Allen

Celebrity Boobs

SEE PICS Lily Allen goes topless on holiday

Singer strips off in the south of France

Sexiest Female: Eva Longoria

Celebrity Health

Celebrity saucy sex secrets revealed

Find out what stars get up to in the bedroom...

Peter Andre and Jordan get hands-on

Celebrity Sex Secrets

Jordan and Peter Andre's marathon sex

Glamour model and her husband at it like rabbits

Celebrity Bodies

Patsy Palmer shares her...

Ex-EastEnder Patsy Palmer ditched takeaways for bike riding and organic food

Read more



Celebrity Style

Mel B | Worst-dressed celebs - new pictures| pictures | now magazine Celebrtiy gossip

Celebrity fashion disasters - latest...

Do you agree that these stars got dressed in the dark?

Read more



ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Victoria & David Beckham: A love story in pictures

As the couple celebrate 10 years as man and wife on 4 July, we...

Read more

Josh Duhamel: Having kids is important

Actor thinks becoming a dad will make him a better actor

Read more

Shakira to shake it in Bollywood

Singer has starring film role

Read more

Lily Allen loses out

Singer fails to get award despite four nominations

Read more


More on Now...

Fergie and Josh Duhamel

Josh Duhamel: Having kids is important

Actor thinks becoming a dad will make him a better actor

Alesha Dixon | Alesha Dixon stands out | Pictures | now magazine | celebrity gossip

Alesha Dixon: Jordan is no role model

Singer says pioneers like Marie Curie should be celebrated instead

Megan Fox | Now Magazine | Celebrity Gossip

Megan Fox: I don't know if I leave mean drooling

Actress is modest about her image

Sienna Miller|Sienna Miller is super-tanned|Pictures | Now magazine | celebrity gossip |

Sienna Miller: I have insecurities about my body

Actress feels under pressure to conform



goodtoknow Pick Me Up What's on TV