Jimmy Osmond Suffers Stroke during Performance


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People Magazine for MSN has reported that Jimmy Osmond suffered a stroke while performing. Osmond, 55, is the youngest of the performing siblings and has been starring as Captain Hook in a pantomime performance of Peter Pan at the Birmingham Hippodrome theater in Birmingham, England. Osmond powered through his performance and then was taken immediately to a hospital. The incident occurred on December 27th in an evening performance. As reported by the BBC, Osmond expressed gratitude to well-wishers and said he intended to take time off in the New Year. “Everyone here at Birmingham Hippodrome has been deeply saddened to hear of Jimmy’s sudden illness,” Birmingham Hippodrome’s chief executive Fiona Allan said, according to BBC News. “Jimmy loved being a part of the Hippodrome’s well-renowned panto, and his portrayal of Captain Hook was both dastardly and heartwarming,” she continued. “He won the adoration not just of our audiences, but also of all our staff — we all send Jimmy and his family very best wishes for a speedy recovery,” Allan concluded. Osmond's older sister Marie posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marieosmond/status/1079822761911037954 Her tweet has...

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