Sean Connery Misses Fashion Show Through Illness.

04-04-2007 06:30

Sean Connery Misses Fashion Show Through Illness.... Actor Sir Sean Connery cancelled an appearance at a New York fashion show on Monday (2April 07) after an illness left him hospitalised.

The 76-year-old former James Bond star and his wife Micheline were due to host the Scottish-themed Dressed To Kilt charity event in Manhattan, until a mystery condition struck him down.

It is not known if his illness was linked to an operation Connery underwent last year (06) to removed a benign kidney tumour.

Guests who had paid up to $830 (£440) for tickets were left in the dark over the star's absence.

A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "Sir Sean was in hospital for tests but is apparently fine now. It was all very last-minute so the organisers didn't know when the show got underway."