William Shatner has revealed he boldly went where he had not gone before - on stage when he had a dicky tummy.He said: "Halfway through the show, disaster struck.
In my pants."The actor - best known as Captain Kirk in the sci-fi series - found himself in trouble on the opening night of his one-man gig.READ MORE: Star Trek's William Shatner 'devastated' he never made peace with co-star Leonard NimoyShatner, 91, explained: "The first performance of Shatner’s World was an experience the likes of which I had never before encountered."Earlier in the day, I had woken up in all sorts of, shall we say, gastrointestinal distress.
I was losing fluids and worse from every part of my body and was barely even able to imbibe water."Somehow, by the evening, I was able to pull myself together enough to physically get to the theatre, but I was not entirely sure I’d be able to go onstage."This was opening night.
It was a packed house. The critics were waiting to write their reviews. What was I supposed to do?"The Canadian-born star said he has "started to take a philosophical view of hardship” later in life and resolved that the show would go on."He continued: "Boldly, I took my place on the stage and attacked the material with panache.
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