News | Entertainment
15 Jan 2026 1:20
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Sharon Stone believes her death will be "dramatic and nuts"

    The 62-year-old actress has already survived three near-death experiences, including a massive stroke in 2001, being hit by lightning as a youngster and, at the age of just 14, almost being garrotted by a washing line


    She told The Sun On Sunday newspaper: "I've had a lot of things, it's crazy. I had my neck cut to a sixteenth of an inch from my jugular vein when I was 14 on a clothesline.

    "I've been hit by lightning and, wow, that was really intense. I was at home, we had our own well. I was filling up the iron with water and I had my hand on the tap. The well got hit by lightning and it came up through the water.

    "I was indoors and I got picked up and thrown across the kitchen and hit the refrigerator. Thankfully my mum belted me round the face and brought me to. It's like, 'How am I going to die next time?' Probably something super dramatic and nuts."

    Sharon compared the stroke she suffered in 2001 to being "shot in the head" and admitted it left her helpless.

    She explained: "My speech, my hearing, walking?.?.?.? everything. My whole life was wiped out. I thought I was dying for a long time, even after I came home."

    Meanwhile, Sharon, who has children who has Roan, 20, Laird, 15, and Quinn, 14, previously claimed her recovery from the stroke helped her to "discipline" her mind.

    She said: "When you get to rebuild your brain, you can make better choices.

    "I mean, I even decided to discipline my mind. Maybe if I'm rebuilding my brain, it's like a muscle. Maybe I should not even spend time on bad thoughts. Maybe I don't have to have bad thoughts.

    "And when I look at the me from before, I remember her, most of it, not all of it but I remember her. But I don't feel like I am her completely, you know? It's a strange, strange sort of dual reality. We do really get to pick who we want to be in our life and career."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     14 Jan: Will Arnett was "intimidated" by his Is This Thing On? co-star Laura Dern at first
     14 Jan: Kit Harington was "angered" by the petition to remake the final season of Game of Thrones
     14 Jan: Noah Wyle has an enduring friendship with George Clooney
     14 Jan: Paris Hilton is "so proud" of her Infinite Icon documentary
     14 Jan: Camila Morrone was "in awe" of Al Pacino as a child
     14 Jan: Blake Shelton has rubbished speculation that he and his wife Gwen Stefani could be getting divorced
     14 Jan: Ali Larter stole some of her Landman character's clothing
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The chance to give back to family roots was an opportunity to good to pass up for Charlie Ngatai More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    EB Games New Zealand will be closing-up shop at the end of this month, after 25 years More...



     Today's News

    Living & Travel:
    One person's walked away 10-million dollars richer 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Will Arnett was "intimidated" by his Is This Thing On? co-star Laura Dern at first 21:53

    Entertainment:
    Kit Harington was "angered" by the petition to remake the final season of Game of Thrones 21:23

    Business:
    EB Games New Zealand will be closing-up shop at the end of this month, after 25 years 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Noah Wyle has an enduring friendship with George Clooney 20:53

    Entertainment:
    Paris Hilton is "so proud" of her Infinite Icon documentary 20:23

    Law and Order:
    The body of a man killed at a shooting in Waitarere Beach will be removed from the scene tomorrow ahead of a post-mortem 20:17

    National:
    Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed 20:07

    Living & Travel:
    At least 22 killed after crane falls on passenger train in Thailand 19:57

    Entertainment:
    Camila Morrone was "in awe" of Al Pacino as a child 19:53


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd