Charlie Lawson was left "scared" when he suffered a stroke on stage.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actor was forced to pull out of his opening night performance of play ‘Rebus’ earlier this month, and the 59-year-old actor has now confirmed he suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), which is also known as a mini stroke.
He wrote on Twitter: "All good now, scary at the time though."
But fortunately, the ‘Corrie’ star – who plays Jim McDonald on the ITV soap – has made a full recovery.
He tweeted: "MRI scan confirmed a TIA. I’m fine."
Charlie admitted the stage incident was "a little disturbing" and while he will now be on medication for the rest of his life, he is "firing on all cylinders".
He told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "For two minutes I had no idea where I was, then I woke up in the wings. It was a little disturbing to say the least.
"There was no lasting damage so I’m back on stage and delighted to be saying I’m firing on all cylinders.
"When I sit and think about it then it’s a shock but apparently they are common. Sometimes people don’t even know they’ve had them.
"I’ve been given medication which I’ll be on for the rest of my life. But I can assure you I’m in good nick."
Charlie portrays the titular inspector in the theatre performance, but his debut night at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre was cut short when he appeared to forget his lines before announcing he was feeling faint near the start of the second half of the production.
Author Ian Rankin, who created the ‘Inspector Rebus’ book series, was in attendance at the sold out theatre to watch the opening performance, and admitted Charlie put on a "very good Scottish accent".
The novelist also confirmed the cobbles star had fallen ill during the performance, and praised "heroic" understudy Neil McKinven.
Ian wrote on Twitter: "He took ill. Understudy stepped in and was heroic."
Charlie Lawson was ‘scared’ while suffering mini stroke
