Four days before he was due to start work on his new movie, George Clooney was rushed to hospital with excruciating stomach pains.
Diagnosed with pancreatitis, which can be life-threatening, the actor had to spend days in hospital. The 59-year-old had lost nearly 2st for his upcoming role as a survivor of a global catastrophe and believes his diet may have contributed to his illness.
He says: “I think I was trying too hard to lose the weight quickly and probably wasn’t taking care of myself.” George had been due to fly to the Arctic to direct and star in The Midnight Sky, alongside Brit actors Felicity Jones and David Oyelowo.
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