Chris Evans almost died last month after contracting illness

Chris Evans has opened up about his near-death experience after contracting pneumonia last month, admitting that he saw his life flash before his eyes after his temperature rocketed to 106 degrees.

107 degrees is considered life threatening.

Chris caught the illness while holidaying in Barbados with his family for the Christmas season.

Chris explained: “It started over Christmas. [I was] felled like a sack of spuds on Christmas Eve and still sort of have it. I peaked at a temperature of 106 on holiday. Nearly pegged it to be honest, nearly pegged it.

“At one point I thought, ‘Do you know what? I’ve got a lovely life and love my family to death but do you know… I feel so ill at the moment.’ It was nearly curtains for me.”

The 50-year-old DJ went on to add that he owes his life to the Bajan doctor who treated him, continuing to the Daily Mail: “A very nice Bajan doctor diagnosed me with an upper airways infection; actually three – one for the ears, one for the nose and one for the throat.

“He was quite amazed when the thermometer showed that lava-like temperature reading of 106 degrees.

“Immediately he gave me a shot of something rather lively in my gluteus maximus plus three oral medicines that I had to take at various intervals in the day, whilst avoiding grapefruit. Go figure.”

The illness marks the end of a bad year for Chris, who was slammed after he took over as host of Top Gear in March, eventually being fired from the show with Matt LeBlanc being promoted to the show’s main presenter.