Penn Badgley reveals premature birth caused his heart and lungs to stop

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Penn Badgley has revealed he was born two months prematurely, causing his heart and lungs to 'stop repeatedly' on a daily basis in an emotional new interview.The You actor, 36, said his mother had to resuscitate him daily and that he believes this trauma has affected him physically and mentally throughout his life.Speaking on the HypocondriActor podcast, he said: 'The first couple of weeks I was in a NICU [neonatal intensive care unit] because my heart and lungs would stop repeatedly throughout the day.' Opening up: Penn Badgley has revealed he was born two months prematurely, causing his heart and lungs to 'stop repeatedly' on a daily basis in an emotional new interview (pictured 2020)Doctors would resuscitate him in the hospital but his health issues continued to affect him when he was well enough to be sent home,He said: '[My mom had to resuscitate me] multiple times a day because my heart and lungs would stop, and I was on a monitor that would just beep very loudly.

The first time she had to do it was on the way home from the hospital when I was released from the NICU. The Gossip Girl star said human touch was enough to bring him back, saying: 'Just human touch would wake me up.''The effect that it’s had on me at least in a sort of emotional way is that I’m extremely sensitive to touch, I’ve just noticed that in my life.