{"id":216871,"date":"2023-11-25T06:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T06:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216871"},"modified":"2023-11-25T06:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T06:44:52","slug":"call-the-midwife-star-stephen-mcgann-speaks-out-after-wife-heidi-nearly-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/call-the-midwife-star-stephen-mcgann-speaks-out-after-wife-heidi-nearly-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife star Stephen McGann speaks out after wife Heidi nearly died"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Call the Midwife actor Stephen McGann has bravely opened up about the time his wife Heidi was left \u201cfighting for her life\u201d in a terrifying health battle.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old actor, who has played Dr Patrick Turner on the BBC One show since it first began back in 2012, revealed he was left with the prospect of becoming a widower after Heidi very nearly died.<\/p>\n

Speaking in <\/span>Saga Magazine<\/span>\u2019s December issue, he recounted the extremely painful incident. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Heidi was suddenly struck down with a constricted bowel and advanced sepsis, fighting for her life,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe love of my life was nearly taken away and like Scrooge watching Marley\u2019s ghost, I was shown an alternative world. <\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> Call the Midwife star’s future on show doubted with ‘the door being left open’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI walked the walk of a potential widower with a young child, and then she came back to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephen went on to credit the National Health Service for the support and care his family received, crediting it as the real inspiration for Call the Midwife. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a spiritual sense, that\u2019s when Call the Midwife was born,\u201d he reflected. \u201cThe NHS saved my life as a child, and Heidi\u2019s life. It\u2019s personal to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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