My wheelchair fear, by comic

12 April 2012

Bob Mortiner, 42, has revealed that he fears being wheelchair-bound with rheumatoid arthritis.

The comedian, partner of Vic Reeves, said he was in agony recently when the condition, which affects much of his body, spread to his eye.

Mortimer tells the next edition of the Radio Times: "There's a one in 10 chance you'll end up in a wheelchair."

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