Sir Michael Palin was pulled to safety by his 86-year-old neighbour after he accidentally started a house fire. The Monty Python legend underwent open heart surgery last September to repair two valves and was instructed by doctors to relax at home for three months.
However, it seems the 76-year-old didn’t quite get the memo, as his efforts to relax resulted in a house fire. Writing for Idler magazine, Palin explained that while doing breathing exercises, he accidentally blew a naked flame towards a kitchen roll nearby – which went up in flames and set a Sainsbury’s receipt alight too.
The A Fish Called Wanda star wrote: ‘As flames licked up towards the ceiling, I dialled the emergency services – but the moment we connected, the smoke
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