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Leslie Ash has issued a health update 20-years after she contracted MSSA superbug that nearly left her unable to walk.
The actress, 64, won a record £5million compensation payout in 2008 after contracting the hospital-acquired infection.
She had been admitted to hospital in April 2004 after suffering two cracked ribs after falling off her bed during a love-making session with husband, ex-footballer Lee Chapman.
But it was while she was in hospital for this injury that she contracted a 'deadly strain' of the MRSA superbug because of an abscess that had developed in her spinal column - which could have left her permanently unable to walk.
Leslie revealed she was only given a 'slight hope of recovery' by doctors, who thought she'd be wheelchair-bound by the time she was 60 due to a life-changing spine condition.
Leslie Ash, 64, has issued a health update 20-years after she contracted MSSA superbug that nearly left her unable to walk
Now 20-years later, Leslie spoke to Charlotte Hawkins and Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain about her current health state
Against all odds, the Quadrophenia star has bounced back and rarely relies on a trusty walking stick, let alone a wheelchair.
Now 20-years later, Leslie spoke to Charlotte Hawkins and Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain about her current health state.
She said: 'I will never be the same as I was, obviously. But yeah, It is 20 years exactly and It's fine.
'I love working still, I can still do bits. Nowhere near what it was before but I'm feeling really really really good. I'm very healthy.'
