An actor famed for his role in a legendary British comedy has given an update on his condition after suffering a stroke.
Matt King, who played Super Hans in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, said he was still recovering from the spinal cord stroke he suffered in April.
Speaking on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, released November 6, he said he is now able to walk for about two to three miles.
The actor, who lives in Brighton, said he remained under the care of the stroke team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Mr King had been treated at the hospital after the stroke, which initially left him unable to move.
He said: “When I woke up on the floor at home, I was paralysed from the neck down.”
He said feeling began to return to his hands after about 36 hours in hospital, although his movement was still limited.
The actor spent two weeks in hospital and underwent seven MRI scans.
He told the podcast he had needed help to walk and write again and had struggled with his speech and memory.
Mr King said: “When I first came out of hospital, I couldn’t even text on my phone because the cognitive breakdown between my brain and my hands was such that I just couldn’t type.”
He said that even when he could type again, he sometimes found he had written a different word from the one he intended.
In a Guardian interview published in September, King said his thinking had changed since the stroke but was improving.
He also said doctors had told him he could have ended up in a wheelchair, or worse.
He described the progress he had made.
Mr King said: “Three months ago, I couldn’t walk to the corner shop unaided without someone being with me.”
“It was a truly, truly life-changing event.”
Mr King had been working on Moreish, a fictional autobiography written in the voice of Super Hans, when he suffered the stroke.
He said he had been going through a separation and divorce from his partner of 30 years while writing the book.
Mr King said: “I was going through a separation, divorce with my missus of 30 years at the time.
“And so threw myself into this.”
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The actor went on to complete the book during his recovery, which is now available to purchase at Waterstones and other retailers.
The actor credited his un-named new partner with helping him through his recovery.
Mr King said: “Without her, I don’t really know how I would have got through this whole thing.
"There’s so much stuff you can’t do for yourself when you come out of hospital.”
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