HEARTBREAKING: Julian Clary REVEALS He Was ‘ALMOST K!LLED’ On Three Separate Occasions As He Bravely Opens Up About His HARROWING And Traumatic NEAR-D3ATH Experiences That Left Him SHAKEN
TV star Julian Clary previously opened up about experiencing “several brushes with d3ath”- narrowly avoiding being crushed – while on stage.
The legendary stand-up comedian, 65, appears on ITV‘s DNA Journey series tonight (June 19), alongside fellow comic and pal Jo Brand.
But ahead of their search for the secrets in their families’ histories, Julian’s tale of how he almost became part of the past himself is one for the history books.

Julian Clary is going on a DNA Journey with Jo Brand on the box tonight (Credit: ITV)
Julian Clary on near-d3ath experiences
Celebrity Big Brother winner Julian addressed the dangers he has faced while performing during a chat with Metro last October.
He told the publication he has cheated d3ath after a huge object has fallen from above THREE times, with each incident proving “terrifying”.
Julian recalled in the interview: “On three occasions, a Glitterball has crashed to the ground. And the old-fashioned Glitterballs are huge and very heavy. They were made of metal and hooked up above where you’re performing with a safety chain.”
It’s come loose and crashed to the ground, within inches of me each time, and smashed onto the stage.
He went on: “But somehow, three times over the decades, something has gone wrong and a scenery change has happened when something has knocked into the Glitterball. So it’s come loose and crashed to the ground, within inches of me each time, and smashed onto the stage.”

Julian Clary nearly met his Maker via Glitterball on THREE occasions (Credit: ITV)
‘What a way to go!’
Additionally, Julian also noted that in one instance, when he was gigging in Australia, an errant disco decoration struck a woman in the front row. She was left with a severely injured knee.
“Each time, I’ve thought I could’ve d!ed. But I’ve also thought: ‘What a way to go!’” Julian joked.
Furthermore, Julian also detailed a time when he was in panto early in his career that saw him descend to the stage on a giant swing.
However, Julian had to be in position ten minutes ahead of his entrance. And so, there was a bit of ‘hanging about’ that left him far from comfortable.
Julian explained: “So, I was hanging up there, 30 feet above the stage. With lights and bits of scenery all around me, and you can hear them all clunking. I’d be swaying around on the wires and you can’t help but think: ‘If something went wrong now, it wouldn’t end well!’”
News
I watched my ex-husband’s engagement party stop breathing the second I walked in pregnant with triplets beside a man far more powerful than him.
You keep staring at Fernando Castillo’s photograph on the laptop screen long after the old fan in the rented room begins to rattle like loose bones in the ceiling. There is something almost offensive about how composed he looks in…
I saw a homeless man wearing my missing son’s jacket — and I decided to follow him.
The last time I saw Daniel, the house was full of morning light. It streamed through the tall kitchen windows in pale winter bands, illuminating the floating dust in the air and turning the steam from my coffee into…
My neighbor turned my garden into her dumpster—so I brought her a GIFT she’ll never forget.
People see the wheelchair before they see me. They always do. It rolls into view first—quiet, metal, practical. A machine that announces limitation before a man even opens his mouth. And once they’ve noticed it, everything else becomes secondary. My…
SIX WORDS IN A U.S. HEARING JUST REOPENED ONE OF AMERICA’S DARKEST UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
The six woгds thɑt fгoze the гoom: Keппedy coгпeгs Boпdi oveг Epsteiп’s deɑth — ɑпd heг ɑпsweг oпly deepeпs the mysteгy A heɑгiпg гoom goes still It wɑs just six woгds. But iп thɑt pɑcked coпgгessioпɑl heɑгiпg гoom, they lɑпded…
He looked me in the eye, ordered me to erase my brother’s disaster, and expected me to say yes
PART 1 – The Table Already Set By the time Kesha Williams turned onto her parents’ block on the South Side, the sky had the color of old pewter, and the wind coming off the lake had sharpened into something…
THEY FORGOT I HAD ALREADY COUNTED EVERY DOLLAR THEY EVER TOOK FROM ME.
PART 1 – Immersive Opening & Emotional Hook By the time Kesha Williams turned onto her parents’ block on the South Side, dusk had already begun to settle over Chicago in that blue-gray way that made every house seem to…
End of content
No more pages to load