Linda Robson thought she ‘was going to die’ after having most of pancreas removed
Linda Robson has revealed that she ‘almost died’
Linda Robson ‘almost died’ having surgery on pancreas
Loose Women star Linda Robson has revealed that she was placed in “intensive care” and thought she was going to die when she after developing acute pancreatitis.
The 69-year-old is best known for appearing as a panellist on the ITV daytime chat show and for playing Tracey Stubbs in the sitcom BBC ’s Birds of a Feather and it’s ITV reboot. Over the years she has been open about her health woes, and has now spoken openly about a time she believed her life was on the line.
“I was petrified in intensive care. I thought I was going to die,” she revealed.
“I had to have most of my pancreas removed because there were two tumours in a difficult position. I had to have a brain scan as well,” she said of the ordeal to The Sun.
Linda revealed she thought she was going to die(Image: Getty Images)
The Loose Women star required an operation after developing acute pancreatitis(Image: Getty Images for the NTA’s)
She explained that friends and members of her family rallied around her during her hospital stay: “Seeing my kids’ faces got me through it. They were at the hospital all the time. They’ve been amazing.”
This isn’t the first time that Linda has opened up about facing health issues. In December, Linda concerned fans after pulling out of her panto performance at the last minute following a health scare.
Around the same time, Linda appeared on Loose Women and concerned viewers when she revealed doctors were “keeping an eye” on her after gallstones damaged her pancreas.
Discussing how illnesses can affect loved ones with her fellow hosts, she revealed: “Well I’ve had a bit of a health scare myself. So, quite a few years ago I had gallstones and they damaged my pancreas, and they’ve been keeping an eye on me for a while now.”
The actress went on to say she was undergoing numerous MRI and other scans at the time as medics investigated a cyst. She added: “Because I had a cyst on my pancreas and it’s gone from 1cm to 2cm, so the kids have obviously been really worried about me.”
The star has also previously been open about other health issues, in 2024, the star opened up about struggling with addiction issues in a candid memoir. Recalling one particular episode, Linda told readers how her family eventually grew concerned and considered getting her sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Linda agreed to seek help voluntarily and checked into the Nightingale Hospital, “not knowing if I would come home again”.
“I hated myself. I told myself I was just a burden to Mark and the kids and that I was ruining all their lives,” Linda writes in the extract of her memoir published in the Daily Mail. “I couldn’t even be trusted with my own grandchildren. That’s when I started to think I’d be better off dead. At least without me around they’d be able to get on with their lives and wouldn’t have to worry about who was going to be looking after me.”
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/linda-robson-thought-was-going-37190032
