Holby City actress, Sharon D Clarke, better known as Dr Lola Griffin, thinks she may just be able to handle a medical procedure in real life after her experience on Holby.

She told Whats On TV

“We do something a lot called a tension pneumothorax - it’s when a person’s lung has collapsed and we have to stick a long needle into the chest cavity to relieve the pressure,” explains Sharon, who is also well known for playing the Killer Queen in musical We Will Rock You.

“We do that totally correctly, and I’d say that’s the thing I’d be most confident doing in real life if it happened to someone in the street. I’ve done it so many times in the show - we have medical advisors on the show who make sure that we’re doing everything correctly.

“People watch the show and sometimes stuff happens in life and you remember something you saw on the telly, and you go for it. It’s subliminal, isn’t it, it all goes in. If you’re a fan and have watched Holby every week for seven years or whatever, it’s bound to sink in a bit.”