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Daily Record
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Transaction's Nick Frost says 'I couldn't live my life like this' as he addresses health battle
The actor has opened up on his recent health battle Hollywood actor Nick Frost has opened up on the "years" of pain as he said "I couldn't live my life like this." Nick, 53, is starring in a new ITV series called Transaction alongside co-star Jordan Gray. The synopsis reads: "A wickedly funny new sitcom with Jordan Gray & Nick Frost. Egomaniac Liv must fix a supermarket PR scandal that's outraged the trans community—but she's having fun first, of course!" And as the new series airs, the star has previously opened up on a health battle that had him in pain for "years". The 'Hot Fuzz' star disclosed he suffered from arthritis and needed a knee replacement, but had initially resisted due to being a "stubborn man". Nick finally agreed to the surgery but postponed the operation upon securing the role of Gobber the Belch in the live-action adaptation of 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Speaking on the Dish by Waitrose podcast, he disclosed: "I needed my knee replaced. I think, as a stupid, stubborn man, I get to a point where, if my pain level physically is only a four, I'm like, 'Today's a pretty good day', but like when you speak to doctors and stuff, they're like, 'Really, everyone's on a zero, that's where everyone's day starts'." Nick added: "But you get used to a physical pain where you're like, 'Okay I can handle today', so I just didn't have my knee replaced for years, and years, and years. And then I had a bit of time off and I'm like, I'm just going to do it, I can't live my life like this.", reports Devon Live. He added how his injury influenced his role: "Gobber has one leg so the director said, 'Don't have the operation, keep the leg as it is and we'll use it'. And so it helped me, I used the pain, and as soon as we finished I had it done." Nick underwent knee replacement surgery in June last year and subsequently took to social media, sharing that he was "in agony" during the recovery stage. He wrote: "I'm fine! I'm awake! I have a new knee. I'm in agony but I'm so happy. I've suffered with arthritis for years and now that is gone! ! ! Can't wait to start my recovery! Send kisses. (and Morphine! )". Nick initially gained stardom with his collaborations on the comedy series Spaced with actor Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright. They went on to achieve critical acclaim with 2004's Shaun of the Dead, followed by further success with Hot Fuzz and The World's End, forming the Cornetto Trilogy. Nick has since appeared in popular films like Fighting with My Family and has recently been cast as Hagrid in next year's upcoming Harry Potter series.
Perth Now
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Nick Frost takes his own cutlery on holiday with him
Nick Frost takes his own cutlery on vacation. The 53-year-old actor is a keen cook and so he takes a trusty knife and other personal items he may need when he stays at an Airbnb or another location for when he is making meals for his family in the kitchen. During an appearance on the Dish by Waitrose podcast - hosted by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett - he said: "I mean, I try not to. But sometimes it's better to have one [a knife] and not use it than to need one and not have it. 'If when we're going to an Airbnb, I'll definitely bring my kit over 'cause it's always the worst thing about turning up at an Airbnb and discovering that the [plastic bread knife]." As well as plastic cutlery, Nick also loathes glass chopping boards. He said: 'Or the other thing that makes me really cross are glass chopping boards. Like round glass chopping boards. It's just nuts. It feels nuts. 'Also, I think with a nice wood chopping board, it evolves over time too. It gets a little divot in it. It feels nice to touch.' Keen amateur chef Nick declared cooking can turn people into "slight" show-offs, and he thinks that may benefit him. The How to Train Your Dragon star explained: "I think people expect actors to be big show-offs. "I've never been that at all, I'm just the opposite ... but I feel like cooking sometimes is a way of showing off slightly. "Maybe that's a release I need in terms of, that took eight hours to prep. And now I hope you really love it, you know? "But it's a lot of effort to show you care, you know.' Nick worked in kitchens when he left school, but he did not become a professional chef because the job proved too tricky for him. The Shaun of the Dead actor said: "I worked in kitchens when I left school. When I was like 19, 20, I started to work in kitchens and stuff. "But it was really hard. I was still working in the kitchen until I was 28, 29, not knowing what I was going to do." Nick did not find cooking for a living "fun", but he fell in love with it again when he could serve up dishes to his friends and family. The star - who has a son called Mac with his wife Christina Frost - said: "When you do it for a living it becomes less fun. "And then I started to be an actor, and then I didn't have to get in for 6am and leave at 1am anymore. I got to do it for my friends and family, and I just fell in love with it again. "I can now give something back, and it's not like, having to cook food for horrible people, you know?'
