Charlie Lawson will "never forgive" the director of a play he was appearing in when he collapsed on stage.
The former ‘Coronation Street’ actor suffered a transient ischemic attack – which is known as a mini-stroke – during a performance of the unnamed production, and just two weeks earlier he had been diagnosed with exhaustion.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "I remember, two weeks before, being diagnosed with exhaustion and having what can only be described in my heart as a betrayal by my director, who shall remain nameless.
"It caused me great grief, which led in turn to not sleeping, which led in turn – in the end – to literally having a TIA on stage."
The terrifying moment saw Charlie going momentarily deaf, while he thought his co-star was reciting lines "from a different play" and saw white lights.
The 60-year-old star – who insisted he was fine after 20 minutes, and missed just two performances before completing the three month tour – was left terrified at the prospect of going back out in front of an audience.
He claimed: "I will never forgive him for it. I never once heard from him after that incident.
"I never got a message or a card or anything saying, ‘I hope you’re OK’. Nothing."
while Charlie – who has played Jim McDonald on ‘Corrie’ on and off from 1989 until 2018 – took the experience as a "wake-up call" to make some lifestyle changes, he admitted he is still fuming over the incident and the director’s response.
He said: "I really hope I don’t meet him on a Friday night – otherwise I’ll be in jail."
Corrie’s Charlie Lawson will ‘never forgive’ director after on-stage collapse
