James McAvoy 'almost died' after surgery scar became seriously infected as he begged movie bosses for personal trainer

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James McAvoy has revealed he had to convince movie bosses to hire him a live-in personal trainer after suffering an infection which almost killed him.The actor said he “nearly died” and was unwell and badly out of shape after a surgical scar became seriously infected.But he had just months to prepare for the part of muscle-bound psychotic character The Beast in director M Night Shyamalan’s superhero thriller Glass.The X-Men star first told in 2019 how he spent three weeks in hospital with the infection after undergoing a routine biopsy when a shadow on his lung was discovered.McAvoy, 41, has now revealed the physical toll of the health battle meant he had to use a personal trainer for the first time.He had previously carried out all his.