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Corrie's Eileen Grimshaw star Sue Cleaver 'nearly died' after co-star pointed out symptom


Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap, has opened up about her terrifying health scare after a co-star noticed a worrying sign on set

Despite feeling unwell and freezing in the middle of summer, Sue continued filming all day before going home and discovering she had sepsis. Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver had a close call with death after a co-star noticed a worrying sign on set (Image: ITV)"I went in on the Tuesday and late in the afternoon I said: 'Do you need me in this scene because I'm really not feeling great? Despite feeling unwell and freezing in the middle of summer, Sue continued filming all day before going home and discovering she had sepsis (Image: ITV)"He rang our daughter, who's a paramedic who said: 'Get her to hospital.'

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