I didn't think the gap in my teeth was anything to worry about... until I was rushed into life-saving surgery after a dentist revealed the shocking truth

I didn't think the gap in my teeth was anything to worry about...

until I was rushed into life-saving surgery after a dentist revealed the shocking truth By Ethan Ennals Published: 11:56, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 12:02, 17 September 2024 e-mail View comments When 67-year-old Peter Young was interviewed by his local BBC news station, he was excited to see himself on the TV. However, little did he know that the conversation would change his life. Peter, from Blackpool, is a professional tribute artist for the late American rockstar Meat Loaf .

For the past two decades, he has made a living dressing up and performing the singer’s hits such as I’d Do Anything for Love. So, when Meat Loaf – real name Michael Lee Aday – died in January 2021, BBC Look North reached out to Peter to get his reaction. ‘I was honoured to be asked,’ says Peter.

‘I did the interview by Zoom and then nothing else about it. ‘But, later that day, when I watched myself on TV, I saw a pronounced gap on the bottom row of my teeth that I hadn’t noticed before.’ Peter Young is a Meat Loaf tribute act - and will play his first gig since the diagnosis next year Peter’s first thought wasn’t for his health, but for his career.

‘I was extremely conscious that if I could see the gap then the audience would too when I performed. ‘However, I was going on holiday to Cyprus so I didn’t have time to see a dentist in the UK. Instead, I saw a dentist while in Cyprus, and asked her if I could .