Christopher Ryan “Chris” Fountain is an English actor, music producer and DJ. He is known for his roles as Damien Jones in Emmerdale Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and as Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street.
In February 2006, Fountain came in third in the BBC show Just the Two of Us, a singing competition in which celebrities are paired up with professional singers and are voted off, day by day. Fountain played the title role in the pantomime Aladdin at the Manchester Opera House over the Christmas/New Year period of 2009/2010.
Fountain appeared on All-Star Family Fortunes on 14 April 2012. In December 2012, he took part in the ITV game show Paddy’s 2012 Show and Telly. Fountain was sacked from Coronation Street following a video of him rapping about rape under an alter ego called “The Phantom”. Fountain apologised for the incident.
What has happened to Chris Fountain?
Chris Fountain, a former Hollyoaks, and Coronation Street star, has disclosed that he will have surgery after having a minor stroke that has left him speaking like a kid. He claims he would have died if he had not arrived at the hospital as promptly as he did.
In an interview, Fountain, who played Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street between 2011 and 2013 and Justin Burton in Hollyoaks, opened up about his experience in an interview.
According to the actor, doctors informed him that he had suffered a transient ischemic attack (also known as a mini-stroke), caused by a blood clot in his brain. He said he spent five days in a London hospital after waking up unable to speak properly at home in August.