EXCLUSIVE: A 90s boyband icon gets emotional as he talks about his brush with “death” after his horrific health battle which saw him lose over 5.5 stone in months10:16, 21 Feb 2025Updated 10:22, 21 Feb 2025Ally Begg reveals he was ‘close to death’ amidst health strugglesA 90s boyband star has opened up about his “horror” health battle which saw him edge “close to death”.Bad Boys Inc star All Begg, 52, spoke exclusively to Daily Star as he promoted his YouTube channel which shines the spot light on former pop star icons and look at where they are now.However, in recent years, the Scottish singer-turned-football broadcaster has now been in great shape himself after suffering from a life-changing battle with ulcerative colitis. Last year, the star’s life was turned upside down after he was hospitalised with the illness which lead to what looked like scenes from a “horror film”.Ally told us: “I’m on the road to full recovery, but considering where I was this time last year, I was quite close to death. I had my colon removed and I was in a really bad way. I was in intensive care for three days. But look, I’ve come through it, and I’ve had a number of procedures done to combat the disease, but it’s now just a case of just adapting, making sure my body recovers.Ally was in Bad Boys Inc(Image: More