{"id":5310,"date":"2026-04-30T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:50:16","slug":"spinal-cord-stroke-has-caused-actor-matt-king-paralysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5310","title":{"rendered":"Spinal cord stroke has caused actor Matt King paralysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fans were quick to wish him well<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Actor Matt King was left temporarily paralysed after suffering a rare stroke of the spinal cord, he has revealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>King, 58, who is most known for playing Super Hans in Peep Show, explained the frightening incident that happened earlier this week, as he shared the news on social media for his followers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true. I had a rare stroke of the spinal cord on Sunday\u201d, he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cI was initially paralysed but was rushed to The Royal Sussex and the staff have been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While his recovery is ongoing, King revealed that he has since regained some movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cCan walk again, a bit. My legs were jelly, man. It didn\u2019t feel f***ing brilliant. Thank you for all the love and kindness\u201d, he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As he continues his recovery following the medical emergency, fans have flooded his post with messages of support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>What is a spinal stroke?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cA spinal stroke is a type of stroke that stops blood flow in your spinal cord. Healthcare providers also call them spinal cord strokes, spinal infarctions or spinal infarcts\u201d, according to Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cMost strokes happen when a blood vessel in your brain is blocked by a blood clot or breaks (ruptures) and bleeds. The same issues cause spinal strokes, but the blockage or bleeding (hemorrhage) happens in your spinal cord.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cSpinal strokes are very rare (less than 1% of all strokes). But they can still be fatal or cause permanent disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>What are spinal stroke symptoms?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Spinal #cord #stroke #caused #actor #Matt #King #paralysis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans were quick to wish him well Actor Matt King was left temporarily paralysed after suffering a rare stroke of the spinal cord, he has revealed. King, 58, who is most known for playing Super Hans in Peep Show, explained the frightening incident that happened earlier this week, as he shared the news on social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1603,5025,5478,609,1387,5474,5479,5475,5477,5476,5039],"class_list":{"0":"post-5310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-actor","9":"tag-caused","10":"tag-cord","11":"tag-king","12":"tag-matt","13":"tag-matt-king","14":"tag-paralysis","15":"tag-peep-show","16":"tag-spinal","17":"tag-spinal-stroke","18":"tag-stroke"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}