Peter Kay has detailed the moment he knew his life would never be the same again in his new book - and it was all down to a medical diagnosis View 3 Images Peter opened up about his ordeal in his latest book (Image: PA)

Peter Kay' s world was turned upside down when doctors informed him that he needed urgent surgery to extract a huge kidney stone. ‌

The 52-year-old funnyman has opened up about his terrifying health ordeal in his latest book, Peter Kay 's Diary, admitting he cottoned on to how serious things were after Googling his symptoms. ‌

He revealed: "Fast forward 24 hours, and my suspicions were confirmed via a CT scan at the local hospital. It turned out I had a big stone block in the exit of my right kidney. ‌

"He (the urologist) reassured me, but said I nee

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