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| Actor Carty rests after collapse | Actor Carty rests after collapse |
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| Former EastEnders actor Todd Carty is resting after collapsing on stage with a severe middle ear infection on Saturday, his agent has confirmed. | |
| Derek Webster blamed a lack of medication for the 44-year-old star vomiting during a performance at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage. | Derek Webster blamed a lack of medication for the 44-year-old star vomiting during a performance at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage. |
| "He had run out of pills and his ear spray so it came back with a vengeance," Mr Webster said. | "He had run out of pills and his ear spray so it came back with a vengeance," Mr Webster said. |
| Carty, star of The Business of Murder, is home after being sent to hospital. | Carty, star of The Business of Murder, is home after being sent to hospital. |
| 'Embarrassed' | 'Embarrassed' |
| The actor, who is best known for playing Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap, will return to work shortly. | The actor, who is best known for playing Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap, will return to work shortly. |
| "Saturday night was the last for two weeks and then he opens Litchfield but he will be around to rehearse too," Mr Webster said. | "Saturday night was the last for two weeks and then he opens Litchfield but he will be around to rehearse too," Mr Webster said. |
| He added he had been "inundated" over the weekend after several newspapers reported Carty had actually suffered a heart attack on stage. | He added he had been "inundated" over the weekend after several newspapers reported Carty had actually suffered a heart attack on stage. |
| Carty made his name as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill | Carty made his name as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill |
| "I completely assured them that it wasn't [a heart attack]. | "I completely assured them that it wasn't [a heart attack]. |
| "In a way the reports could be damning to a professional's career as prospective employers might not want to take him on for a long-term project in case he falls down dead," he said. | "In a way the reports could be damning to a professional's career as prospective employers might not want to take him on for a long-term project in case he falls down dead," he said. |
| Mr Webster added the star was a "bit embarrassed by all the attention he's received". | Mr Webster added the star was a "bit embarrassed by all the attention he's received". |
| Carty began his successful TV career as a teenager playing Tucker Jenkins in the BBC children's show Grange Hill. | Carty began his successful TV career as a teenager playing Tucker Jenkins in the BBC children's show Grange Hill. |
| From there he starred in the spin-off Tucker's Luck, before joining the EastEnders cast in 1998. | From there he starred in the spin-off Tucker's Luck, before joining the EastEnders cast in 1998. |
| In 2002 Mark Fowler died off-screen from an Aids-related illness. | In 2002 Mark Fowler died off-screen from an Aids-related illness. |
| Carty went on to join the ITV police drama The Bill, but left after two years. | Carty went on to join the ITV police drama The Bill, but left after two years. |
| It is not the first time illness has struck him at work. | It is not the first time illness has struck him at work. |
| In 2003 he was forced to take a break from filming The Bill after suffering from suspected pneumonia. | In 2003 he was forced to take a break from filming The Bill after suffering from suspected pneumonia. |