EastEnders star Jamie Foreman has revealed he nearly died after suffering "massive" heart attack several years ago - just like his character Derek Branning The actor played Max Branning's dodgy brother Derek in the BBC soap for two years from 2011 until 2012 when he was killed off on Christmas Day.
Derek collapsed and died in the middle of Albert Square after having a fatal heart attack. Foreman, 61, has now revealed he almost suffered the same fate as his character as he also nearly lost his life to a heart attack.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, he explained: "I had a massive heart attack a couple of years back and nearly pegged it. ‘That put everything in perspective. "All the years and energy I’d spent stressing about work and now I
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