The 62-year-old was told by New Delhi doctors that he was "heading for renal failure" after contracting a bug during production of his ITV show.

He explained: "I used to think I was invincible, but now I'm running out of lives."

Paul thinks the infection came from handling wounded puppies that are due to feature on the show. Paul admitted he suffered a "near fatal" infection while filming He thinks he got the infection from wounded puppies in India

"They had been bitten by rats and there were maggots in them," he told The Mirror.

The Blind Date host added: "I must have touched my mouth with my hand and I started vomiting at five in the morning.

"The doctor was called and he said, 'You're so seriously dehydrated, you're heading for renal failure'. Next thing I know I'm in an Indian hospital, not knowing what was gong on and expecting the worst.

"The nurse came every half hour to pump me full of antibiotics and saline." 1 of 47

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Paul is full of gratitude for the hospital staff that cared for him, saying he was given the best treatment during his short stay.

The Lily Savage star has suffered three heart attacks in his life, and confessed that he is "not afraid of dying", just fearful over the way it will happen.

Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs continues Thursday on ITV at 8:30pm.
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