James McAvoy is opening up about a health scare that almost cost him everything. On Monday’s episode of Dax Shepard’s“Armchair Expert”podcast, the Scottish actor revealed that a botched lung biopsy in 2017 nearly killed him. Doctors had spotted a shadow on his lung and ordered the procedure to rule out cancer. The results came back negative, but McAvoy says the biopsy itself was botched, and the aftermath was terrifying.
Two days after the procedure, McAvoy was at home in bed when his lungs collapsed. He was completely alone at the time, a detail that makes the story even scarier. He spent two to three weeks in the hospital recovering, which is a huge chunk of time for anyone, let alone someone with a packed filming schedule.
What happened next is classic McAvoy. Instead of easing back into things, he hired a trainer and rebuilt his physique for his role as The Beast in Glass. The actor has said before that the scare made him rethink his work-life balance, and after hearing the full story, it’s easy to understand why. Have you ever dealt with a health scare that changed how you approach your career?
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