United Kingdom, Oct. 1 -- Happy Mondays star Bez once nearly died of a bicarbonate of soda overdose.

The 61-year-old dancer chowed down on some baking soda to try to sort out a terrible stomach ache, after he had consumed some dodgy sardines.

But he felt even worse after chugging so much bicarbonate of soda his insides erupted like a "volcano".

According to The Sun newspaper, he says on next week's episode of Sky show Never Mind The Buzzcocks: "I nearly had the strangest rock 'n' roll death ever - a bicarbonate of soda overdose.

"I had these sardines and got this really bad stomach ache after.

"I heard that bicarbonate of soda sorts you right out.

"Then I spent the next 24 hours like ... remember those volcanos, you put stuff in and...