HE’S the guy who’s had South Africans in stitches over the decades, sending people up and ripping everyone off in a series of no-holds-barred movies.
But the Leon Schuster of today isn’t finding anything to laugh about. He’s spending his days in bed, swathed in layers of blankets.
Deep furrows are carved into his face and as he tries to sit up he clenches his jaw and lets out a groan. He’s in agony, the 72-year-old veteran entertainer says. “I’ve been through a rough patch, man, through absolute hell,” he tells YOU.
“I’m a bit depressed. This thing has been going on too long – it’s almost 10 months since my first back surgery.”
His ordeal
