Riz Ahmed

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1,209 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 10 Jun

Riz Ahmed’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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They immediately saw what was happening and they were like, you need to be admitted to hospital straight away.

I remember saying, I can't do that.

I'm filming Star Wars right now.

And they said, you're in a very dangerous situation right now.

And I'll explain to you what's happening, but you need to be hospitalized immediately.

And I just felt like, what's happening to me?

Is my life kind of falling apart before my eyes?

I ended up spending two and a half months in hospital.

I was unable to walk.

I went down to just under 50 kilos.

Wow.

A hundred pounds, you know, I couldn't lift my arms.

I couldn't walk.

And yeah, I was kind of going to a stroke gym every day.

A weird thing happens when your life falls apart like that.

When you're confronted with your complete lack of control,

It's really humbling.

You realize, if I don't even control my own body, then maybe everything that I do have is a gift.

I remember being in hospital.

Forget going back to film the rest of Star Wars.

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