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SALLY BRETTON, WHO HAS STARRED IN THE BBC COMEDY SINCE IT FIRST AIRED IN 2006, WAS "IN PAIN" IN FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE WHEN FILMING CAME TO A DRAMATIC HALT 12:01, 03 Jun

2025 Sally Bretton, star of Beyond Paradise, was taken to the hospital during the filming of the BBC comedy Not Going Out with co-star Lee Mack. The 45-year-old actress experienced "in

pain" while shooting the sitcom in front of a live studio audience. Lee, who portrays a fictionalised version of himself opposite Sally's character Lucy, recounted how the "as

live" filming was disrupted when Sally had to urgently visit the hospital. The incident occurred during an episode that featured jokes about failing to get tickets for an Oasis reunion

tour. Speaking to The Mirror, Lee shared: "There was a moment in that Oasis episode when we were filming it, when Sally said to me - she looked a bit in pain, 'Do you know what

appendicitis feels like?'" Article continues below "I said, 'I have no idea, but I can tell you now you haven't got appendicitis, otherwise you wouldn't be here

filming'. The next day, she had her appendix out." Reflecting on their years working together since 2006, the duo admitted feeling "emotional". They've seen their

characters evolve from flatmates to a married couple with three children, reports the Express. The latest series pays tribute to the late Bobby Ball, who played Lee's father until his

passing in 2020. Lee fondly remembered: "We all miss him a lot. "He was like me, he wasn't from an acting background - so whatever I'm like in a studio, he was 50 times

worse. The director would have to tell him not to keep looking at the audience every time he cracked a joke." He expressed fond nostalgia, admitting: "When we look back, Sally and

I do get a bit emotional. "We've been in the show a long time and there are different eras of it, especially when you look at all the people from the past who have been in the show

and come and gone." Article continues below NOT GOING OUT RETURNS ON JUNE 9 ON BBC ONE.