Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb hit with 'hellish' medical condition Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb, 77, said he is known for "never being ill" - but has recalled a condition he came down with that left him feeling "like [he] was dying".
The infection and subsequent hearing loss may have been caused by malaria - a mosquito-borne infectious disease that causes fever, tiredness and headaches.
Lasting for months, the infection soon reached his ears and as a result caused complete deafness in one of them.
The I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here star took a trip to Senegal to publicise the plight of some of the world's poorest children.
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