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Jimmy Barnes' daughter Elly-May reveals her deep fears for rock star dad after his open heart surgery: 'I'm not okay'

Jimmy Barnes' recent brush with death made headlines as fans prayed for the rock star to pull through after open heart surgery.

Jimmy Barnes' recent brush with death made headlines as fans prayed for the rock star to pull through after open heart surgery. Describing her relationship with her dad 'as twin stars' in the April issue of Australian Women's Weekly Elly-May added: 'We're similar in a lot of ways.' He was struck down by a life-threatening infection that attacked his heart, and admitted he told his wife Jane that he didn't think he was going to make it while lying in Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital.

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