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"Robert (right) revealed it was very &#8216;touch and go&#8217; after doctors discovered a heart condition (Picture: Angus Young)\n\n\n\nPeep Show actor Robert Webb has told how he had days to live after doctors discovered a heart condition he didn&#8217;t even know he had.\n\n\n\nIt was very &#8216;touch and go&#8217; for the star who admitted he thought it was &#8216;booze&#8217; making him feel unwell.\n\n\n\nThe 47-year-old had to undergo emergency surgery after he failed a medical before filming a new series of Channel 4 sitcom Back with David Mitchell.\n\n\n\n&#8216;I thought this is what you feel like when you’re 47 and you treat your body like a skip,&#8217; he explained.\n\n\n\nDoctors later diagnosed Robert with a mitral valve prolapse and said he needed an operation.\n\n\n\nMedics tried to defer the op when he went into hospital but he recalled the cardiologist telling the surgeon that if he was sent home &#8216;he isn&#8217;t going to last two days&#8217;.\n\n\n\nThe actor to undergo emergency surgery (Picture: Angus Young)\n\n\n\nRobert said he lost two-thirds of his blood cells during the surgery and he told The Sunday Times he has quit smoking but found it difficult to give up alcohol.\n\n\n\nThe actor went on to reveal that he skipped an alcoholic&#8217;s anonymous-type meeting as he used to sit and drink beer on his own.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe added: &#8216;The drinking crawled up so gradually that I was slow-killing myself.\n\n\n\n“It was certainly an addiction at the end, a dependency.&#8217;\n\n\n\nGot A Story?\n\n\n\nIf you&#8217;ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page &#8211; we&#8217;d love to hear from you.\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\tMORE : Tiger King&#8217;s Dillon Passage urges fans to send positivity to husband Joe Exotic in special Easter message\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\tMORE : Quiz: What happened to Charles and Diana Ingram after Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? coughing major scandal"
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