The 63-year-old comedian underwent a triple heart bypass in 2015, and admitted he is not well at the moment.
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The double act, known as Vic and Bob, below, had to delay their 25th anniversary tour in October so Mortimer, 56, could have an operation after his arteries were found to be 95 per cent blocked. Speaking for the first time since the health scare, 57-year-old Reeves said he suffered pains in his chest during Mortimer’s illness. Bob is like a brother to me, so I literally had chest pains.
True love never did run smoothly and Bob Mortimer can prove that, with the comic undergoing vital heart surgery just half an hour after he tied the knot to his long-term partner, Lisa Matthews. Bob recalled: “I found out I needed heart surgery on the Thursday, so I made a will on the Friday.
Comedian Bob Mortimer has been forced to cancel the first leg of his upcoming tour with Vic Reeves to recover from his triple heart bypass surgery. The two were set to begin ‘25 Years Of Reeves And Mortimer: The Poignant Moments’, in Glasgow on November 10th, staying there for a fortnight. Bob’s spokesman Neil Reading added: “Bob would like to thank his Consultant and all the nursing staff at the hospital for looking after him so well.