Keala Settle has spoken candidly about a stroke she suffered in 2018 just eight days before she was due to perform smash-hit This Is Me at the Oscars.
The star - who is best known for playing The Bearded Lady opposite Hugh Jackman in 2017's The Greatest Showman - revealed she was even 'fitted for her Oscar performance gown' while in hospital.
Appearing on Wednesday's Loose Women, Keala, 46, explained: 'The stroke ward is actually where I was fitted for my gowns. They had to take off the monitor on my chest and fit me into these lovely gowns.'
Candid: Keala Settle, 46, revealed she was even 'fitted for her Oscar performance gown' while in hospital during an appearance on Wednesday's Loose Women
Opening up further about the aftermath of her stroke, Keala added: 'When it happened, I had about two to four months…
'I had to regain all of my talking, and reading, and writing. I think the last bit of that was singing, I didn't know if I could sing again.'
Elsewhere, the star was quick to talk about her friendship with A-lister Hugh, 53, sweetly revealing he 'called her every day' when she was in hospital.
She also shared the moment Hugh asked her to join him on the film's 2019 world tour.
Opening up: The star spoke candidly about a stroke she suffered in 2018 just eight days before she was due to perform smash-hit This Is Me at the Oscars
Best known: Keala is best known for playing The Bearded Lady opposite Hugh in 2017's The Greatest Showman
'After I came out of surgery and I started singing again and was trying to find some semblance of life he said ''I'm so glad you're feeling better, do you wanna go on tour with me?''' Keala told the audience.
Keala revealed in November 2018 that she had a stroke just days before the biggest performance of her career.
The incident happened eight days before Hollywood's biggest night at a rehearsal space in Burbank, California on February 24 she told People magazine.
Keala explained: 'The stroke ward is actually where I was fitted for my gowns. They had to take off the monitor on my chest and fit me into these lovely gowns'
