Star Wars’ original Darth Vader David Prowse reveals fears for Carrie Fisher following massive heart attack
David, who worked alongside Carrie in the original Star Wars trilogy, has revealed his shock at hearing his beloved co-star is unwell
STAR Wars’ David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy, has told The Sun Online he’s worried for Carrie Fisher following a massive heart attack.
Carrie, 60, stopped breathing for 10 minutes on a flight from London to LAX on December 23.
Carrie’s brother Todd confirmed she was in a stable condition last night, with her only child Billie Lourd rushing to be at her bedside.
David, 81, worked with Carrie, who found fame playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, in the original trilogy.
Speaking to The Sun Online from his home, he admitted he was devastated by the news.
He said: “It’s very sad. I was shocked when I heard the news.
“I’m very, very concerned and wish her all the best. It sounds really serious and I hope she comes through it ok.
“I’ll be watching the news and keeping my fingers crossed for her over Christmas.
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“I know the fans will be too, they always take good care of the cast members when we work abroad and go to conventions.
“My thoughts are with her and her family.”
As the news broke last night, dramatic audio from the plane was released – with the pilot telling air traffic control passengers were “assisting” Carrie.
He said: “They are working on her right now and we are going to have her seated in about two minutes.”
A spokesperson for the airline said: “Medical personnel met United flight 935 from London to Los Angeles upon arrival today after the crew reported that a passenger was unresponsive.
“Our thoughts are with our customer at this time and any requests for additional information should be directed to local authorities.”
Actress Anna Akana was on the same flight and later described the traumatic scenes on Twitter.
She wrote: “Don't know how else to process this but Carrie Fisher stopped breathing on the flight home.
“Hope she's gonna be OK.
“So many thanks to the United flight crew who jumped into action, and the awesome doctor and nurse passengers who helped.”
Before she fell ill, Carrie was on tour promoting her book The Princess Diarist, an intimate recollection of what really happened behind the scenes when she was filming the first Star Wars movie.
Recently Carrie opened up about her “intense” three month fling with co-star Harrison Ford – something she talks about in detail in her book.
At the time of their trysts, Carrie was 19 and Harrison was 14 years her senior at 33-years-old.
Appearing on the Today show following the admission, she told hostess Savannah Guthrie: “I’m surprised at the reaction. I don’t think it is that surprising.”
She then spoke about the fandom surrounding the much-loved sci-fi franchise and added: “A lot of the fans did think about it for a while. They made up ‘Carrison’ as a word!”
The Princess Diarist is a collection of excerpts from her diary while she shot the original Star Wars film at Pinewood Studios back in the 70s.
Speaking of her fondness for the handsome star and when pressed about whether or not she loved him, she admitted: “I was 19. Yeah, so... I was not a cavalier type person."
She added: “I wasn't raised that way. But when you're on location everything is permitted.”
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