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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.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 in Lichfield 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 HillCarty 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 1990.
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.