Jimmy Carr says he was ‘close to death’ while battling life-threatening infection

Jimmy Carr said he ‘nearly didn’t make it’ when he was diagnosed with meningitis as a child.

The comedian, 51, said he was ‘close to death’ while being treated in hospital in Ireland when he was still a toddler.

‘The doctor sort of went, “It’s going to be very painful”,’ Jimmy recalled of fighting the life-threatening infection aged three.

However, he said the experience of surviving the illness made him ‘appreciate’ life.