‘We were terrified’: Russell Howard reveals he let his younger brother Daniel sleep in his bed for a year after sibling suffered epileptic seizure which left him fearing for his life
- Daniel suffered from epilepsy after falling off his bike at the age of 10
- He had headaches for a year before he began having seizures
- The family were terrified after finding Daniel looking blue on the floor after a fit
- Daniel asked to sleep in Russell’s bed, leaving his leg on the comedian so he could feel him shaking if he had a seizure
- The pair spoke out in Russell’s Netflix documentary Until The Wheels Come Off
Russell Howardlet his brother Daniel sleep in his bed for a year after his sibling suffered a terrifying epileptic seizure.
Daniel, 39, feared he would die in his sleep if he had another fit aged 16 and so comedian Russell, 41, ensured he was on hand to keep an eye on him during the night.
The pair speak out on the freak bike accident that caused Daniel’s epilepsy in Russell’s new Netflix stand-up show documentary, Until The Wheels Come Off, saying his family were ‘terrified’ after finding him looking ‘blue’ on the floor.
Helping hand: Russell Howard, 41, let his brother Daniel sleep in his bed for a year after his sibling suffered a terrifying epileptic seizure
According to the Mirror, Russell said: ‘When I was 18, my brother had a really bad epileptic fit. We found him on the floor. He was blue. We were terrified.
‘We thought he was gonna die. We got into the hospital and he was OK. Two days later, he came back full of bravado.
‘But later that night he knocked on the door and said “is it alright if I sleep with you? It’s boring going to bed, innit?”‘
Family affair: The pair speak out on the freak bike accident that caused Daniel’s epilepsy in Russell’s new Netflix stand-up show documentary, Until The Wheels Come Off (pictured 2013)
Russell explained Daniel put his leg on his while he slept as he was scared he would die in his sleep so he wanted his brother to feel if he had another seizure.
Daniel’s epilepsy developed after he fell off his bike at the age of 10, suffering a fit four years later that left his family fearing for his life.
Showman Russell said a battery fell out the light on the back of his bike as he and Daniel were riding down a hill, causing the cell to flick up and to fall under Daniel’s wheel.
Health fears: Daniel was scared he would die in his sleep if he had another fit and so comedian Russell ensured he was on hand to keep an eye on him during the night
Daniel suffered headaches for a year after before going on to have seizures.
Meanwhile, the star said he originally intended to make the Netflix film at the start of a long break from comedy following a world tour and 20 years in showbusiness.
However, he said Covid made him realise performing was ‘better than real life’, and decided to continue.
Russell’s stand-up show, Lubricant, and the Netflix documentary detailing his struggle to continue performing during the pandemic, Until The Wheels Come Off, are both available on Netflix from December 14.
On show: Russell’s stand-up show, Lubricant, and the Netflix documentary Until The Wheels Come Off are both available on Netflix from December 14 (pictured 2015)
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