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The Office star rushed to hospital after ‘suffering medical emergency’ in front of live BBC audience
Her co-star recalled the horror incident in a new interview
- Callum Wells, Showbiz Reporter
- Published: 10:15, 3 Jun 2025
- Updated: 10:52, 3 Jun 2025
THE OFFICE star Sally Bretton was recently rushed to hospital after “suffering a medical emergency”.
Actress Sally, 45, who played Donna in the Ricky Gervais sitcom, had been performing in front of a live BBC audience for Not Going Out when she began experiencing pain.
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Production on the long-running sitcom was interrupted as she received urgent medical attention.
Her co-star Lee Mack revealed the incident happened while they were shooting an episode centred on their characters trying to secure tickets for an Oasis reunion tour.
Because the show is filmed “as live”, the medical emergency led to an immediate halt in production.
Lee told The Mirror: “There was a moment in that Oasis episode when we were filming it, when Sally said to me – she looked a bit in pain – ‘Do you know what appendicitis feels like?’
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“I said, ‘I have no idea but I can tell you now you haven’t got appendicitis, otherwise you wouldn’t be here filming.’
“The next day she had her appendix out.”
Sally, who also stars in Beyond Paradise, plays Lucy, the on-screen wife of Lee’s character, in the hit comedy.
The pair have starred together since the show first aired back in 2006.
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The Sun recently revealed Not Going Out had been commissioned a further two series – and it’s all change for wise-cracking Lee and long-suffering wife Lucy.
The couple, played by Lee and Sally, have moved to the country to embark on a new life together while their three kids are at university.Play Video
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A TV insider said: “Reaching the milestone of 100 episodes could have been a fitting way to end, Not Going Out.
“But both the BBC and Lee were keen to do more, so a 14th series has been green lit.
“It’s a positive move given the lack of funding placed in comedy over the years but the BBC clearly wants to maintain traditional studio-based sitcoms as viewers still love them.”
