American illusionist David Blaine is reportedly battling with palpitations and breathing difficulties today as he enters the final stretch of his starvation stunt.
For the last 42 days the American magician has been suspended in a glass box next to London's Tower Bridge with water apparently his only sustenance.
Some 250,000 people are estimated to have visited the site, with many attracting publicity for abusing and hurling objects at the American performer.
Today - with little more than 48 hours to go - Blaine's spokesman described the 30-year-old as "not in the best of health".
"David changes every couple of hours but he is suffering from breathing difficulties and severe palpitations," he said. He also gets blurry vision. His goal is to aim for Sunday - that is onlytwo-and-a-half days.
The illusionist appears to have remained in his glass domain ever since a more portly version of himself entered the box on September 5th.
Now boasting a straggly beard and wild hair, Blaine has spent 42 days writing his diary, sleeping and wavingto the almost-constant crowds below.
The self-styled Houdini is expected to be released from his glass cell at 9.30pm on Sunday before a crowd of thousands.
It is thought the magician could take as long as six months to recover his muscle strength and be fully restored to fitness.