Actress Kathy Burke has revealed that she nearly died after contracting a superbug in hospital.
The 43-year-old comedienne-turned-theatre-director caught Clostridium difficile last year when she was being treated for abdominal problems and a glandular condition.
Burke - famed for her role as Waynetta Slob in the Harry Enfield series on TV - contracted the stomach bug at a hospital in London following an operation.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Burke revealed: "I got quite ill last year with loads of stuff," she said. "It all happened at once, really.
"I had three near-death experiences [but] I didn't see any white light or nuns or anything.
"I had that C.difficile hospital bug that everyone is going on about. It was an experience. There's not much they can do. They just let you get on with it. It's a breakdown of the whole immune system.
Burke, who made a cameo appearance on 'The Catherine Tate show' over Christmas, also lost around two stone due to the bug.
