Hilaria Baldwin "was sure" her husband Alec Baldwin "was dead" when he suffered a terrifying health scare that left him unable to walk

Now his wife Hilaria has revealed her movie star husband's health went into decline several weeks before the charges were dropped in April 2023. In her book 'Manual Not Included', she wrote: "[He] became a totally different man [after the tragedy] ...

"His hands became cold, and he could barely walk. I brought him to the emergency room. They did many tests. It was more stress, the doctors said ... It was like he was turning off."

She went on to reveal Alec suffered a further scare a few days later and she rushed him to hospital. Hilaria explained: "[I] found him shaking, unable to stand up. He still refused to see the doctor, doing his best Alec-curmudgeon again to make me leave him alone ...

"[As we arrived at the hospital he] slumped back, eyes rolling, mouth open ...

"Mikey, our driver, ran inside the hospital to get help. I was sure Alec was dead. I thought I was going to vomit from feeling so helpless and heartbroken. How could this be happening?"

She went on to reveal Alec stayed in hospital for a week and was unable to get around "without the help of a walker".

Alec then had to go back to work to finish off 'Rust' and Hilaria explained they decided to keep his ill health a secret from the rest of the cast and crew - fitting him with an orthopedic boot so he could blame his mobility issues on an injury.

Hilaria previously revealed Alec was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after he was charged.

During an episode of the couple's reality show 'The Baldwins', she explained: "Everyone who is close to Alec has seen his mental health decline.

"He was diagnosed with PTSD, and he says in his darkest moments, 'If an accident had to have happened this day, why am I still here? Why couldn't it have been me?'"

Alec added in a confessional: "This past year was just terrible. There were times I'd lay in bed. I'd go, 'Wow, my kids. I can't get up.' That's not like me. I'm not like that at all, not in any way am I like that. Never."

The charges against the actor was dropped in April 2023, but he was indicted again in January 2024 and went on trial in July of that year.

The trial collapsed after just three days and the charges against him were dismissed with prejudice.